The Influence of Strains on the Ferromagnetic Resonance Spectrum of Submicron Yttrium Iron Garnet Films Obtained by Ion Beam Sputtering

Abstract

The influence of strains on the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectrum of submicron yttrium iron garnet (YIG) films produced by the ion beam sputtering on gadolinium-gallium garnet (GGG) and silicon (Si) substrates is explored. It is shown that the strain influence is displayed as a frequency shift of the absorption maximum in the FMR spectrum. The results indicate that the studied YIG/GGG and YIG/Si films have an efficient magnetoelastic coupling of the spin and elastic subsystems, which suggests that ion beam sputtering of YIG films on GGG and Si substructures can be a promising technique for production of straintronic devices.