Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

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The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction is an antisymmetric exchange interaction in magnetic systems that favors chiral, non-collinear spin arrangements and underlies phenomena such as skyrmions and chiral domain walls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antisymmetric exchange interaction ⓘ
exchange interaction ⓘ
magnetic interaction ⓘ
spin–orbit interaction effect ⓘ
actsBetween neighboring spins ⓘ
actsIn chiral magnets ⓘ
interfaces of magnetic multilayers ⓘ
non-centrosymmetric crystals ⓘ
ultrathin ferromagnetic films ⓘ
causes weak ferromagnetism in some antiferromagnets ⓘ
constrains relative orientation of neighboring spins ⓘ
contrastsWith Heisenberg exchange interaction ⓘ
dependsOn lack of inversion symmetry ⓘ
spin–orbit coupling ⓘ
describedBy Moriya rules ⓘ
enhancedBy strong spin–orbit coupling materials ⓘ
hasAlternativeName DM interaction ⓘ
Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya exchange ⓘ
hasMathematicalForm D · (S_i × S_j) ⓘ
hasProperty antisymmetric under spin exchange ⓘ
competes with symmetric Heisenberg exchange ⓘ
favors chiral spin structures ⓘ
favors non-collinear spin arrangements ⓘ
linear in spin–orbit coupling strength ⓘ
hasVector Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya vector ⓘ
importantIn heavy-metal/ferromagnet bilayers ⓘ
multiferroic materials ⓘ
non-centrosymmetric B20 compounds ⓘ
isComponentOf micromagnetic energy functional ⓘ
isTypeOf anisotropic exchange interaction ⓘ
namedAfter Igor Dzyaloshinskii ⓘ
Tôru Moriya NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatesFrom relativistic corrections to exchange interaction ⓘ
relevantFor racetrack memory devices ⓘ
skyrmion-based devices ⓘ
spintronics ⓘ
stabilizes chiral domain walls ⓘ
helical magnetic order ⓘ
magnetic skyrmions ⓘ
spin spirals ⓘ
usedToExplain asymmetric spin-wave dispersion ⓘ
canting of antiferromagnetic sublattices ⓘ
vectorDependsOn bond geometry ⓘ
crystal symmetry ⓘ
wasFormulatedBy Tôru Moriya NERFINISHED ⓘ
wasProposedBy Igor Dzyaloshinskii ⓘ
yearFormulatedMicroscopically 1960 ⓘ
yearProposed 1958 ⓘ

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Néel wall → chiralityCanBeSetBy → Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction ⓘ
Tony Skyrme → hasConceptNamedAfter → Skyrmion ⓘ
linked to: Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction
Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction → hasAlternativeName → Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya exchange ⓘ
linked to: Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction
Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction → hasVector → Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya vector ⓘ
linked to: Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction