Néel vector
E326746
The Néel vector is a fundamental quantity in antiferromagnetism that represents the staggered magnetization direction between opposing magnetic sublattices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Néel vector canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order parameter
ⓘ
physical quantity ⓘ vector quantity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Landau theory of second-order phase transitions
ⓘ
surface form:
Landau theory of antiferromagnetic phase transitions
micromagnetic models of antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| basisFor | encoding information in antiferromagnetic memory devices ⓘ |
| canForm |
domain walls
ⓘ
skyrmions in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| changesUnder | time reversal ⓘ |
| componentOf | antiferromagnetic order parameter ⓘ |
| controls |
anisotropic magnetoresistance in antiferromagnets
ⓘ
spin-torque switching in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| couplesTo |
exchange interaction
ⓘ
spin-orbit torques ⓘ |
| definedFor | bipartite antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| definedOn | two-sublattice antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| describes |
relative orientation of antiferromagnetic sublattices
ⓘ
staggered magnetization ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
antiferromagnetism
ⓘ
condensed matter physics ⓘ spintronics ⓘ |
| governedBy | Landau-Lifshitz-type equations in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| hasDomain | magnetic sublattice space ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
direction
ⓘ
magnitude ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm | vector sum of sublattice magnetizations with opposite sign ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis Néel ⓘ |
| nonZeroIn | antiferromagnetically ordered phase ⓘ |
| orderParameterOf | antiferromagnetic phase ⓘ |
| orientationControlledBy |
external fields via effective staggered fields
ⓘ
magnetic anisotropy ⓘ |
| orthogonalTo | net magnetization in ideal antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
antiferromagnetic domain structure
ⓘ
ultrafast spin dynamics in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| represents |
difference between sublattice magnetizations
ⓘ
orientation of staggered spin order ⓘ |
| symbol |
L
ⓘ
n ⓘ |
| transformsAs | axial vector under spatial rotations ⓘ |
| usedAs |
collective coordinate for antiferromagnetic textures
ⓘ
state variable in antiferromagnetic sigma-models ⓘ |
| usedIn |
antiferromagnetic spintronics
ⓘ
description of collinear antiferromagnets ⓘ theory of phase transitions in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| usedToCharacterize |
antiferromagnetic resonance
ⓘ
spin waves in antiferromagnets ⓘ |
| zeroIn | paramagnetic phase ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.