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Competition of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya and higher-order exchange interactions in Rh/Fe atomic bilayers on Ir(111)
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 207201 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- 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 bilayers on Ir(111). We find that higher-order exchange interactions depend sensitively on the stacking sequence. For fcc-Rh/Fe/Ir(111) frustrated exchange interactions are dominant and lead to the formation of a spin spiral ground state with a period of about 1.5 nm. For hcp-Rh/Fe/Ir(111) higher-order exchange interactions favor a double-row wise antiferromagnetic or "uudd" state. However, the Dzyaloshinskii- Moriya interaction at the Fe/Ir interface leads to a small angle of about 4{\deg} between adjacent magnetic moments resulting in a canted "uudd" ground state.
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 207201 (2018)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1610.07853
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.207201