Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers

The spin wave renormalization processes in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic monolayers are investigated using an established non-bosonic diagram technique based on the drone-fermion perturbation method. The aim is to evaluate the damping of the long-wavelength spin wave modes at temperatu...

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Main Authors: Michael G. Cottam, Bushra Hussain
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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description The spin wave renormalization processes in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic monolayers are investigated using an established non-bosonic diagram technique based on the drone-fermion perturbation method. The aim is to evaluate the damping of the long-wavelength spin wave modes at temperatures below the Curie temperature. In addition to the multi-magnon scattering processes, which typically dominate at low temperatures, an additional mechanism is found here that becomes important at elevated temperatures. This spin disorder damping mechanism, which was mainly studied previously in bulk magnetic materials and thicker films, features a spin wave or magnon being scattered by the magnetic disorder that is present when a longitudinal spin component undergoes large thermal fluctuations. The magnetic ordering in the monolayers is stabilized by an out-of-plane single-ion or Ising-type anisotropy, which influences the damping properties. Numerical results are derived for monolayer films of the van der Waals ferromagnet Cr<sub>2</sub>Ge<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>6</sub>.
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spelling doaj-art-7f72a6c8aeb84ff9860357892bf4c8ca2025-08-20T03:47:58ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-05-01151076810.3390/nano15100768Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic MonolayersMichael G. Cottam0Bushra Hussain1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, CanadaDepartment of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI 48197, USAThe spin wave renormalization processes in two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnetic monolayers are investigated using an established non-bosonic diagram technique based on the drone-fermion perturbation method. The aim is to evaluate the damping of the long-wavelength spin wave modes at temperatures below the Curie temperature. In addition to the multi-magnon scattering processes, which typically dominate at low temperatures, an additional mechanism is found here that becomes important at elevated temperatures. This spin disorder damping mechanism, which was mainly studied previously in bulk magnetic materials and thicker films, features a spin wave or magnon being scattered by the magnetic disorder that is present when a longitudinal spin component undergoes large thermal fluctuations. The magnetic ordering in the monolayers is stabilized by an out-of-plane single-ion or Ising-type anisotropy, which influences the damping properties. Numerical results are derived for monolayer films of the van der Waals ferromagnet Cr<sub>2</sub>Ge<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>6</sub>.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/10/768spin wavesferromagnetic monolayersvan der Waals ferromagnetsdampingrenormalization effects
spellingShingle Michael G. Cottam
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Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
Nanomaterials
spin waves
ferromagnetic monolayers
van der Waals ferromagnets
damping
renormalization effects
title Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
title_full Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
title_fullStr Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
title_full_unstemmed Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
title_short Non-Bosonic Damping of Spin Waves in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Monolayers
title_sort non bosonic damping of spin waves in van der waals ferromagnetic monolayers
topic spin waves
ferromagnetic monolayers
van der Waals ferromagnets
damping
renormalization effects
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/10/768
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