Chiral symmetry breaking in magnetic thin films and multilayers.

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Abstract

A phenomenological theory of chiral symmetry breaking in magnetic nanostructures is developed considering induced, inhomogeneous chiral interactions (Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya-type). Application of the theory to films and multilayers with in-plane and out-of-plane magnetization predicts modulated and two-dimensional localized patterns (vortices). These new classes of magnetic patterns are intrinsically stable and localized on nanometer scale. Various experimental observations agree qualitatively with structures derived from this theory.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Phys Rev Lett

Title: Physical review letters

Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)

ISSN: 0031-9007

ISSN (Print): 0031-9007

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 16 2001

Volume: 87

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany. bogdanov@host.dipt.donetsk.ua

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DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.037203

PubMed ID: 11461587

SO-VID: 4cf4e53b-e167-49aa-9693-9e7b1540b1d1

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