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By combining first-principles electronic-structure calculations with the model Hamiltonian approach, we systematically study the magnetic properties of sodium superoxide (NaO2), originating from interacting superoxide molecules. We show…
Two-dimensional moire superlattices have recently emerged as a fertile ground for creating novel electronic phases of matter with unprecedented control. Despite intensive efforts, theoretical investigation of correlated moire systems has…
We study the effect of Coulomb interactions in transition metal oxides junctions. In this paper we analyze charge transfer at the interface of a three layer ferromagnetic-paramagnetic-ferromagnetic metallic oxide system. We choose a charge…
We argue that, at low temperatures and well into the ferromagnetic phase, the physics of the manganase perovskites may be characterized by a correlated metallic state near a metal insulator transition where the orbital degrees of freedom…
The list of materials systems displaying both electric and magnetic long range order is short. Oxides, however, concentrate numerous examples of multiferroicity with, in some cases, a large magnetoelectric coupling. As a result, a fruitful…
The magnetic phases of hexagonal perovskites RMnO_3 (R=Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Sc, Y) are analysed using group theory and the Landau theory of phase transitions. The competition between various magnetic order parameters is discussed in the context…
We use ab initio electronic structure calculations in combination with Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the magnetic and ferroelectric properties of bulk orthorhombic HoMnO$_3$ and ErMnO$_3$. Our goals are to explain the…
Multiferroics - materials which are simultaneously (ferro)magnetic and ferroelectric, and often also ferroelastic, attract now considerable attention, both because of the interesting physics involved and as they promise important practical…
Spin-orbit effects in heavy 5$d$ transition metal oxides, in particular, iridates, have received enormous current interest due to the prediction as well as the realization of a plethora of exotic and unconventional magnetic properties.…
We investigate the spin-dependent transport properties of a two-dimensional electron gas formed at oxides' interface in the presence of a magnetic field. We consider several scenarios for the oxides' properties, including oxides with…
Within the broad class of multiferroics (compounds showing a coexistence of magnetism and ferroelectricity), we focus on the subclass of "improper electronic ferroelectrics", i.e. correlated materials where electronic degrees of freedom…
Motivated by the potential applications of their intrinsic cross-coupling properties, the interest in multiferroic materials has constantly increased recently, leading to significant experimental and theoretical advancements. From the…
In this paper, a microscopic theory of magnetic-interaction-induced pairing in superconductivity of metals was developed on the basis of four idealized assumptions: (1) only a small number of electrons are involved in superconductivity; (2)…
The physics of ferromagnetic doped manganites, such as \chem{La_{1-x}Ca_xMnO_3} with $x\approx0.2$--0.4, is reviewed. The concept of double exchange is discussed within the general framework of itinerant electron magnetism. The new feature…
At low temperature and for finite spin scattering in a weakly disordered metal, for a certain value, predicted from our theory, of the material-dependent paramagnon interaction, the total conductivity becomes highly sensitive to the orbital…
The switching of magnetic layers is studied under the action of a spin current in a ferromagnetic metal/non-magnetic metal/ferromagnetic metal spin valve. We find that the main contribution to the switching comes from the non-equilibrium…
Coupling between different interactions allows to control physical aspects in multifunctional materials by perturbing any of the degrees of freedom. Here, we aim to probe the correlation among structural, electronic and magnetic observables…
A brief survey of the author's works on the quantum theory of magnetism. Theoretical foundation and applications of the generalized spin-fermion (sp-d) exchange lattice model to various magnetic systems, e.g., rare-earth metals and…
Hybrid or metal organic framework (MOF) perovskites of general composition, ABX$_3$, are known to show interesting properties which can lead to variety of technological applications. Our first principles study shows they are also potential…
It is well known that the kinetic exchange interaction between single-occupied magnetic orbitals (s-s) is always antiferromagnetic, while between single- and double-occupied orbitals (s-d) is always ferromagnetic and much weaker. Here we…