YSGAG: The Ideal Substrate for YIG in Quantum Magnonics

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Main Authors: Serha, Rostyslav O., Dubs, Carsten, Guguschev, Christo, Aichner, Bernd, Schmoll, David, Schäfer, Julien, Panda, Jaganandha, Weiler, Matthias, Pirro, Philipp, Urbánek, Michal, Chumak, Andrii V.
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author Serha, Rostyslav O.
Dubs, Carsten
Guguschev, Christo
Aichner, Bernd
Schmoll, David
Schäfer, Julien
Panda, Jaganandha
Weiler, Matthias
Pirro, Philipp
Urbánek, Michal
Chumak, Andrii V.
author_facet Serha, Rostyslav O.
Dubs, Carsten
Guguschev, Christo
Aichner, Bernd
Schmoll, David
Schäfer, Julien
Panda, Jaganandha
Weiler, Matthias
Pirro, Philipp
Urbánek, Michal
Chumak, Andrii V.
contents Quantum magnonics leverages the quantum properties of magnons to advance nanoscale quantum information technologies. Ferrimagnetic yttrium iron garnet (YIG), known for exceptionally long magnon lifetimes, is a cornerstone material typically grown as thin films on gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) for lattice matching. However, paramagnetic GGG introduces detrimental damping at low temperatures due to substrate magnetization, undermining quantum applications. Here, we study magnetic damping in a 150$\,$nm-thick YIG film on a yttrium scandium gallium aluminum garnet (YSGAG) substrate, a newly developed diamagnetic alternative to GGG. Using ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy down to 30$\,$mK, we compare YIG/YSGAG with a conventional YIG/GGG reference system. We demonstrate that the YIG/YSGAG system maintains low damping from 300$\,$K to 30$\,$mK, with $α= 4.29\times10^{-5}$ at room temperature, comparable to the best YIG/GGG films and bulk YIG, with no low-temperature upturn. The diamagnetic substrate eliminates the dissipation mechanisms that dominate on magnetized GGG, preserving low magnetic damping across the full temperature range. Consequently, YSGAG serves as an ideal substrate for YIG films in quantum magnonics and is paving the way for the development of spin-wave-based quantum technologies.
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spellingShingle YSGAG: The Ideal Substrate for YIG in Quantum Magnonics
Serha, Rostyslav O.
Dubs, Carsten
Guguschev, Christo
Aichner, Bernd
Schmoll, David
Schäfer, Julien
Panda, Jaganandha
Weiler, Matthias
Pirro, Philipp
Urbánek, Michal
Chumak, Andrii V.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
Quantum magnonics leverages the quantum properties of magnons to advance nanoscale quantum information technologies. Ferrimagnetic yttrium iron garnet (YIG), known for exceptionally long magnon lifetimes, is a cornerstone material typically grown as thin films on gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) for lattice matching. However, paramagnetic GGG introduces detrimental damping at low temperatures due to substrate magnetization, undermining quantum applications. Here, we study magnetic damping in a 150$\,$nm-thick YIG film on a yttrium scandium gallium aluminum garnet (YSGAG) substrate, a newly developed diamagnetic alternative to GGG. Using ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy down to 30$\,$mK, we compare YIG/YSGAG with a conventional YIG/GGG reference system. We demonstrate that the YIG/YSGAG system maintains low damping from 300$\,$K to 30$\,$mK, with $α= 4.29\times10^{-5}$ at room temperature, comparable to the best YIG/GGG films and bulk YIG, with no low-temperature upturn. The diamagnetic substrate eliminates the dissipation mechanisms that dominate on magnetized GGG, preserving low magnetic damping across the full temperature range. Consequently, YSGAG serves as an ideal substrate for YIG films in quantum magnonics and is paving the way for the development of spin-wave-based quantum technologies.
title YSGAG: The Ideal Substrate for YIG in Quantum Magnonics
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19044