Spin-wave localization on phasonic defects in one-dimensional magnonic quasicrystal

Abstract: We report on the evolution of the spin-wave spectrum under structural disorder introduced intentionally into one-dimensional magnonic quasicrystal. We study theoretically a system composed of ferromagnetic strips arranged in a Fibonacci sequence. We considered several stages of disorder in the form of phasonic defects, where different rearrangements of strips are introduced. By transition from the quasiperiodic order towards disorder, we show a gradual degradation of spin-waves fractal spectra and closing of the frequency gaps. In particular, the phasonic defects lead to the disappearance of the van Hove singularities at the frequency gap edges by moving modes into the frequency gaps and appearing new modes inside the frequency gaps. These modes disperse and eventually can close the gap, with increasing disorder levels. The work reveals how the the presence of disorder modifies the intrinsic spin wave localization existing in undefected magnonic quasicrystals. The paper contributes to the knowledge of magnonic Fibonacci quasicrystals and opens the way to study of the phasonic defects in two-dimensional magnonic quasicrystals.