First-principles evaluation of the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

T Koretsune, T Kikuchi, R Arita - Journal of the Physical Society of …, 2018 - journals.jps.jp
We review recent developments of formulations to calculate the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DM)
interaction from first principles. In particular, we focus on three approaches. The first one …

Stabilizing spin spirals and isolated skyrmions at low magnetic field exploiting vanishing magnetic anisotropy

M Hervé, B Dupé, R Lopes, M Böttcher… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Skyrmions are topologically protected non-collinear magnetic structures. Their stability is
ideally suited to carry information in, eg, racetrack memories. The success of such a memory …

Electrical field enhanced interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in MgO/Fe/Pt system

W Zhang, H Zhong, R Zang, Y Zhang, S Yu… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We report electric field control of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) in
MgO/Fe/Pt multilayers. The interfacial DMI is obtained and quantified by Brillouin light …

Non-collinear spin states in bottom-up fabricated atomic chains

M Steinbrecher, R Rausch, KT That… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Non-collinear spin states with unique rotational sense, such as chiral spin-spirals, are
recently heavily investigated because of advantages for future applications in spintronics …

Competition of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya and Higher-Order Exchange Interactions in Atomic Bilayers on Ir(111)

N Romming, H Pralow, A Kubetzka, M Hoffmann… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
Using spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory we
demonstrate the occurrence of a novel type of noncollinear spin structure in Rh/Fe atomic …

Spin caloric transport from density-functional theory

V Popescu, P Kratzer, P Entel, C Heiliger… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Spin caloric transport refers to the coupling of heat with spin transport. Its applications
primarily concern the generation of spin currents and control of magnetisation by …

Magnetism of a Co monolayer on Pt(111) capped by overlayers of elements: A spin-model study

E Simon, L Rózsa, K Palotás, L Szunyogh - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Using first-principles calculations, we study the magnetic properties of a Co monolayer on a
Pt (111) surface with a capping monolayer of selected 5 d elements (Re, Os, Ir, Pt, and Au) …

Halbach effect at the nanoscale from chiral spin textures

MA Marioni, M Penedo, M Baćani, J Schwenk… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Mallinson's idea that some spin textures in planar magnetic structures could produce an
enhancement of the magnetic flux on one side of the plane at the expense of the other gave …

β-tungsten: a promising metal for spintronics

M Costa, AT Costa, J Hu, RQ Wu… - Journal of Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrathin films of β-tungsten provide very promising substrates for applications in spintronics,
and the possibility of incorporating them into multilayers extends such expectations. Our …

Deterministic magnetization switching by voltage control of magnetic anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction under an in-plane magnetic field

H Imamura, T Nozaki, S Yuasa, Y Suzuki - Physical Review Applied, 2018 - APS
Based on micromagnetic simulations, magnetization switching in a triangle magnetic
element by voltage control of the magnetic anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction …