Topology-constrained spin-wave modes of asymmetric antibimerons and their clusters

TL;DR

This paper theoretically explores the low-energy collective spin-wave modes of asymmetric antibimerons and their clusters in ultrathin ferromagnetic films, revealing topology-constrained normal modes and potential for tunable nano-oscillators.

Contribution

It introduces an effective coupled-oscillator model that captures the collective dynamics of asymmetric antibimeron clusters based on topology and internal degrees of freedom.

Findings

Isolated asymmetric antibimerons support localized discrete modes.

Cluster formation causes mode splitting into N-fold multiplets.

The coupled-oscillator model accurately describes the collective modes.

Abstract

Collective modes are a defining signature of coupled degrees of freedom, forming a bridge between understanding of interactions in condensed-matter systems and emergent functionality. Topological magnetic textures provide a natural platform to realize and control such collective modes at the nanoscale. Here we theoretically identify and characterize low-energy collective spin-wave excitations of isolated asymmetric antibimerons and their clusters in ultrathin ferromagnetic films. We demonstrate that an isolated asymmetric antibimeron supports a discrete spectrum of localized modes, reflecting its internal degrees of freedom. When multiple asymmetric antibimerons form a cluster, inter-texture coupling leads to the splitting of these modes into $N$-fold multiplets, where $N$ denotes the number of asymmetric antibimerons. To rationalize these findings, we introduce an effective coupled-oscillator model based on meron pairs that captures the essential collective dynamics of the system. This emergent classical mechanics description reveals that the motion of asymmetric antibimeron clusters can be understood in terms of well-defined normal modes governed by topology-constrained particle-like degrees of freedom. These results establish coupled asymmetric antibimerons as a tunable platform for spin-wave based nano-oscillators, whose normal-mode spectrum is controllable through cluster size, thus providing a programmable set of low-lying resonances for these nano-oscillators.