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Berry-phase effects and electronic dynamics in noncollinear antiferromagnetic texture

Authors :
Olena, Gomonay
Source :
Phys. Rev. B 91, 144421 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Antiferromagnets (AFMs), in contrast to ferromagnets, show a nontrivial magnetic structure with zero net magnetization. However, they share a number of spintronic effects with ferromagnets, including spin-pumping and spin transfer torques. Both phenomena stem from the coupled dynamics of free carriers and localized magnetic moments. In the present paper I study the adiabatic dynamics of a spin-polarized electrons in a metallic AFM exhibiting a noncollinear 120$^\circ$ magnetic structure. I show that the slowly varying AFM spin texture produces a non-Abelian gauge potential related to the time/space gradients of the N\'{e}el vectors. Corresponding emergent electric and magnetic fields induce rotation of spin and influence the orbital dynamics of free electrons. I discuss both the possibility of a topological spin Hall effect in the vicinity of topological AFM solitons with nonzero curvature and rotation of the electron spin traveling through the AFM domain wall.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. B 91, 144421 (2015)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1501.01189
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.144421