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 NERFINISHED
enhancedBy strong spin–orbit coupling materials
hasAlternativeName DM interaction NERFINISHED
Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya exchange NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
importantIn heavy-metal/ferromagnet bilayers
multiferroic materials
non-centrosymmetric B20 compounds
isComponentOf micromagnetic energy functional
isTypeOf anisotropic exchange interaction
namedAfter Igor Dzyaloshinskii NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
yearFormulatedMicroscopically 1960
yearProposed 1958

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