In contrast to the magnon band structures of arrays of Py stripes separated by air gaps studied earlier [12], near-dispersionless modes exist below the fundamental mode branch (M1) of our Py/BARC sample. One reason is that the Py stripes in our sample

are thicker. In comparison to the Py/Fe(Ni) structures [7], Py/BARC has a generally less-dispersive magnon band structure; however, its measured 1.8 GHz first and 0.7 GHz second bandgaps are of the same order of magnitude as those of the former. It is to be noted that the magnon branches can be classified into two groups. One group comprises branches (labeled M1 to M3 in Figure  3a) whose modes have profiles that are similar, i.e., near-uniform across the Py stripe thickness (z direction), to those observed in Py/air stripe arrays [12, www.selleckchem.com/products/ulixertinib-bvd-523-vrt752271.html 29]. The other dispersionless group (labeled N1 to N5) comprises the selleck products perpendicular GSK2879552 mouse standing spin waves (PSSW). The frequencies of these PSSW modes, with quantization numbers n = 1 and m = 0 to 4 across the thickness and width, respectively, were also analytically calculated [11] and found to be 8.64, 8.94, 9.78, 11.1, and 12.8 GHz, in good agreement with experiment. It is noteworthy that the dynamic magnetizations (represented by arrows in Figure  3b) of the PSSW modes form one or more closed loops, each

resembling the vortex configuration of a ferromagnetic ring [30]. As the dipolar field outside a magnetic vortex vanishes, the dipole-dipole coupling between the PSSW modes is expected to be very weak. This is evidenced by their nearly flat dispersion curves. Interestingly, mode hybridizations exist between the fundamental mode M1 and the respective PSSW modes N2 and N4, as borne out by the simulated hybridized

mode profiles. Hybridization of the fundamental mode M1 with the N3 mode is however precluded due to their different symmetries. The M1 mode possesses odd symmetry, as under a π-rotation about the symmetry axis (y direction) of a Py stripe, its dynamic magnetizations are reversed. The N2 and N4 modes have odd symmetry, while the N3 mode has even symmetry. Beta adrenergic receptor kinase Conclusions In summary, we have measured the simultaneous magnonic and phononic bandgaps of the Py/BARC magphonic crystal by Brillouin light scattering. The measured phononic Bragg gap opening and hybridization bandgap are much wider than those previously observed in laterally patterned multi-component phononic crystals. This is mainly ascribed to the high elastic and density contrasts between the stripe materials, Py and BARC. The hybridization bandgap is found to have an unusual origin in the hybridization and avoided crossing of the zone-folded Rayleigh and pseudo-Sezawa waves. The magnonic dispersion relation comprises near-dispersionless PSSW branches, with some of them lying below the highly dispersive fundamental mode branch.