Our way to detect magnons: Brillouin light scattering microscopy
Roadmap on spin-wave computing
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Nanoscaled Magnonic Networks
Our view of the building blocks for magnetic components and their assembly on the chip.
CoSpiN “Coherent Networks for Neuromorphic Computing” funded by the ERC
Spin waves, the elementary low energy excitations of an ordered spin system, and their bosonic quanta, magnons, carry energy and angular momentum in the form of spin. The field of magnonics aims to create devices for sensing, data processing and logic which are based on spin waves and their outstanding properties like intrinsic nonlinearity and nanometer wavelengths at GHz frequencies.
Our scientific aim is to explore and combine emerging physical phenomena which can be used to realise novel magnonic hybrid systems with novel and superior characteristics. We have a particular focus on:
- Nonlinear spin-wave phenomena in micro- and nanostructures
- Nanoscaled magnonic devices for unconventional data processing
- Novel materials for magnonics including low-damping Heuler compounds
- Hybrid systems combining magnonics with spintronic and phononic systems
- Amplification and control of coherent spin-waves in micro-and nanostructures using parametric processes
- Nonreciprocal magnonic systems based on dipole-dipole and DMI interactions
To achieve our goals, we investigate magnonics systems experimentally by Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy and inductive techniques. To study and optimize magnonic systems before fabrication, we employ massively parallelized micromagnetic simulations. These simulations are run and analysed by our home-made AITHERICON software platform with the aim to use artificial intelligence, neural networks and inverse design methods to create magnonic systems with designed and superior properties for wave-based transport and data processing.
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- The ideal substrate for yttrium iron garnet films in quantum magnonicsRostyslav O. Serha, Carsten Dubs, Christo Guguschev, Bernd Aichner, David Schmoll, Julien Schäfer, Jaganandha Panda, Matthias Weiler, Philipp Pirro, Michal Urbánek & Andrii V. Chumak Nature Communications material , (2026)
- Characterizing the Linearity of Magnonic Devices for Radio-Frequency ApplicationsRobert Erdelyi, Adam Papp Levente Maucha, Philipp Pirro, Matthias Wagner, Dieter Ferling, Johannes Greil, Markus Becherer, Gyorgy CsabaarXive , (2026)2603.27470
- All-magnonic neurons with tunable fading memoryDavid Breitbach, Moritz Bechberger, Hanadi Mortada, Björn Heinz, Roman Verba, Qi Wang, Carsten Dubs, Mario Carpentieri, Giovanni Finocchio, Davi Rodrigues, Alexandre Abbass Hamadeh, Philipp Pirro2509.18321
- Spin-wave emission with current-controlled frequency by a PMA-based spin-Hall oscillatorMoritz Bechberger, David Breitbach, Abbas Koujok, Björn Heinz, Carsten Dubs, Abbass Hamadeh, Philipp PirroAPL Materials 14, (2026)2512.00593
- On demand laser-induced frequency tuning of coherent magnons in a nanometer-thick magnet at room temperatureVolker Wiechert, Hanchen Wang, William Legrand, Pietro Gambardella, David Breitbach, Philipp Pirro, Michaela Lammel, Andrea Meo, Giovanni Finocchio & Davide BossiniNature Communications 17, 145 (2026)
