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We use symmetry analysis and density functional theory to characterize antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials which have a finite equilibrium magnetization density on particular surface terminations. A nonzero magnetic dipole moment per unit…
We study current-driven domain-wall (DW) dynamics in antiferromagnets (AFMs) with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). We obtain an exact analytical solution for spiral DW dynamics, applicable to both head-to-head DWs under bulk DMI and…
We report on a new source of in-plane anisotropy in nanomagnets due to the presence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). This anisotropy depends on the shape of the magnet, and is orthogonal to the demagnetization shape anisotropy.…
The Dzyaloshinskii Moriya Interaction (DMI) at the heavy metal (HM) and ferromagnetic metal (FM) interface has been recognized as a key ingredient in spintronic applications. Here we investigate the chemical trend of DMI on the 5d band…
Electrical switching of magnetization is central to spintronics. Despite the enormous efforts on the spin torques and the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) effects, some fundamental physics for electrical switching of magnetization is…
The antisymmetric interlayer exchange interaction, i.e., interlayer Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (IL-DMI) has attracted significant interest since this long-range chiral spin interaction provides a new dimension for controlling spin…
This paper investigates the relationship among interlayer exchange coupling (IEC), Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), and multilevel magnetization switching within a Co/Pt/Co heterostructure, where varying Pt thicknesses enable…
In this work, we have studied the spin dynamics of a synthethic Antiferromagnet (SAFM)$|$Heavy Metal (HM)$|$Ferromagnet (FM) double barrier magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) in presence of Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yoside interaction (RKKYI),…
The interaction between surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and spin waves (SWs) in a piezoelectric/magnetic thin film heterostructure yields potential for the realization of novel microwave devices and applications in magnonics. In the present…
High-field magnetization of the spin-$1/2$ antiferromagnet $\alpha$-Cu$_2$V$_2$O$_7$ was measured in pulsed magnetic fields of up to 56 T in order to study its magnetic phase diagram. When the field was applied along the easy axis (the…
We theoretically investigate chiral domain walls (DWs) formed in radially magnetized nanotubes composed of ultrathin layers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). Unlike those with in-plane magnetic anisotropy, the stable…
A full description of a magnetic sample includes a correct treatment of the boundary conditions (BCs). This is in particular important in thin film systems, where even bulk properties might be modified by the properties of the boundary of…
Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) has long been observed in normal metal/ferromagnetic multilayers, enabling the formation of chiral domain walls, skyrmions and other 2D antisymmetric spin textures confined within a single…
Field-free switching of perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnetic layer by spin orbit torque (SOT) from the spin Hall effect (SHE) is of great interest in the applications of magnetic memory devices. In this paper, we investigate the…
It has been shown that in magnets possessing an inversion center in the absence of deformations, a torsion-induced Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction (tiDMI) can arise. A microscopic mechanism for this interaction is described, involving the…
Anisotropic exchange couplings, such as the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), have played a vital role in the formation and dynamics of spin textures. This work predicts an anisotropic conduction electron spin density in metals with…
FeSi is a curious example of a $d$-electron system that manifests many of the same phenomena associated with $f$-electron Kondo insulators, including conducting surface states with potentially non-trivial topology. Here we investigate the…
The nonreciprocal propagation of spin waves in an ultrathin Pt/Co/Ni film has been measured by Brillouin light scattering. The frequency nonreciprocity, due to the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), has a sinusoidal…
We report the thickness dependence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) and spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in Pt\Co(t)\AlOx, studied by current-induced domain wall (DW) motion and second-harmonic experiments. From the DW motion study, a…
Development of modern spintronic devices requires materials exhibiting specific magnetic effects. In this paper, we investigate a magnetization reversal mechanism in a [Co/Pdx]7/CoO/[Co/Pdy]7 thin-film composite where an antiferromagnet is…