Devices and corresponding methods for generating and detecting spin waves are provided, the devices (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising a magnetostrictive film (102), a deformation film (104) changing physical dimensions in response to an actuation, and an acoustic isolation resonator (106, 108). The magnetostrictive film (102) and the deformation film (104), preferably of piezoelectric material, are connected such that a change in physical dimensions of the deformation film produces a mechanical stress in the magnetostrictive film, resulting in a change in magnetization of the magnetostrictive film.