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Main Authors: Singh, Anupam K., Mohseni, Katayoon, Ney, Verena, Ney, Andreas, Guan, Yicheng, Kostanovski, Ilya, Tangi, Malleshwararao, Marzouk, Mostafa I. S., Valvidares, Manuel, Gargiani, Pierluigi, Tonnerre, Jean-Marc, Perndorfer, P. F., Buczek, P. A., Ernst, Arthur, Meyerheim, Holger L., Parkin, Stuart S. P.
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05762
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author Singh, Anupam K.
Mohseni, Katayoon
Ney, Verena
Ney, Andreas
Guan, Yicheng
Kostanovski, Ilya
Tangi, Malleshwararao
Marzouk, Mostafa I. S.
Valvidares, Manuel
Gargiani, Pierluigi
Tonnerre, Jean-Marc
Perndorfer, P. F.
Buczek, P. A.
Ernst, Arthur
Meyerheim, Holger L.
Parkin, Stuart S. P.
author_facet Singh, Anupam K.
Mohseni, Katayoon
Ney, Verena
Ney, Andreas
Guan, Yicheng
Kostanovski, Ilya
Tangi, Malleshwararao
Marzouk, Mostafa I. S.
Valvidares, Manuel
Gargiani, Pierluigi
Tonnerre, Jean-Marc
Perndorfer, P. F.
Buczek, P. A.
Ernst, Arthur
Meyerheim, Holger L.
Parkin, Stuart S. P.
contents Noncollinear spin structures have attracted tremendous attention because they offer a versatile platform for spin control and manipulation, essential in spintronics. Realizing noncollinearity in ferrimagnetic insulators is of particular interest as they can be potentially utilized in low-damping spintronics with tunable magnetic order. Within the spinel-ferrite family, Zn and Al-substituted nickel ferrite (NiZAF) has emerged as an excellent choice for low-damping spintronics. However, realizing noncollinearity in such systems remains challenging. Here, we present evidence of noncollinear spin structure in the NiZAF thin films induced by the rare earth Dy-doping, utilizing the soft x-ray spectroscopy methods such as magnetic circular dichroism and x-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity (XRMR). In particular, XRMR reveals a spiral-type spin structure, which is attributed to the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, arising due to broken inversion symmetry by the Dy-induced local strain field as confirmed by our theoretical calculations. The realization of noncollinearity in the spinel-ferrite opens pathway to explore the possibility of chiral magnetic domains and topological spin textures exhibiting promise for oxide-based spintronics
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spellingShingle Noncollinear spin structure in Dy-doped classical ferrimagnet
Singh, Anupam K.
Mohseni, Katayoon
Ney, Verena
Ney, Andreas
Guan, Yicheng
Kostanovski, Ilya
Tangi, Malleshwararao
Marzouk, Mostafa I. S.
Valvidares, Manuel
Gargiani, Pierluigi
Tonnerre, Jean-Marc
Perndorfer, P. F.
Buczek, P. A.
Ernst, Arthur
Meyerheim, Holger L.
Parkin, Stuart S. P.
Materials Science
Noncollinear spin structures have attracted tremendous attention because they offer a versatile platform for spin control and manipulation, essential in spintronics. Realizing noncollinearity in ferrimagnetic insulators is of particular interest as they can be potentially utilized in low-damping spintronics with tunable magnetic order. Within the spinel-ferrite family, Zn and Al-substituted nickel ferrite (NiZAF) has emerged as an excellent choice for low-damping spintronics. However, realizing noncollinearity in such systems remains challenging. Here, we present evidence of noncollinear spin structure in the NiZAF thin films induced by the rare earth Dy-doping, utilizing the soft x-ray spectroscopy methods such as magnetic circular dichroism and x-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity (XRMR). In particular, XRMR reveals a spiral-type spin structure, which is attributed to the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, arising due to broken inversion symmetry by the Dy-induced local strain field as confirmed by our theoretical calculations. The realization of noncollinearity in the spinel-ferrite opens pathway to explore the possibility of chiral magnetic domains and topological spin textures exhibiting promise for oxide-based spintronics
title Noncollinear spin structure in Dy-doped classical ferrimagnet
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05762