The
atomically flat interface of the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) thin film and the Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG) substrate plays a vital role in obtaining the
magnetization dynamics of YIG below and above the anisotropy field.
Here, magnetoimpedance (MI) is used to investigate the magnetization
dynamics in fully epitaxial 45 nm YIG thin films grown on the GGG
(001) substrates using a copper strip coil in the MHz–GHz frequency
region. The resistance (R) and reactance (X), which are components of impedance (Z), allow us to probe the absorptive and dispersive components of
the dynamic permeability, whereas a conventional spectrometer only
measures the field derivative of the power absorbed. The distinct
excitation modes arising from the resonance in the uniform and dragged
magnetization states of YIG are respectively observed above and below
the anisotropy field. The magnetodynamics clearly shows the visible
dichotomy between two resonant fields below and above the anisotropy
field and its motion as a function of the direction of the applied
magnetic field. A low value of a damping factor of ∼4.7 –
6.1 × 10–4 is estimated for uniform excitation
mode with an anisotropy field of 65 ± 2 Oe. Investigation of
below and above anisotropy field-dependent magnetodynamics in the
low-frequency mode can be useful in designing the YIG-based resonators,
oscillators, filters, and magnonic devices.