Magnetic Whirlpools Create Their Own Rhythms, Revealing New States of Matter

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Researchers modified the properties of a magnetic system not by applying an external periodic field, but by using its own internal oscillations. In a magnetic disk, these oscillations act as a periodic "engine" that changes the behavior of magnetic waves. The researchers referred to this method as self-induced Floquet band engineering.

The present study was carried out in the following CNRS laboratory:

  • Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N, CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay)

References :

Self-induced Floquet magnons in magnetic vortices, Christopher Heins, Lukas Körber, Joo-Von Kim, Thibaut Devolder, Johan H. Mentink, Attila Kákay, Jürgen Fassbender, Katrin Schultheiss, Helmut Schultheiss, Science 391, 190-194 - Published 8 January 2026.
DOI: 10.1126/science.adq989
Open acces: arXiv

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Joo-Von Kim
Chercheur du CNRS au Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N)
Thibaut Devolder
Chercheur du CNRS au Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N)
Communication CNRS Physique