First-principles Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in a non-collinear framework

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Main Authors: Cardias, R., Szilva, A., Bezerra-Neto, M. M., Ribeiro, M. S., Bergman, A., Kvashnin, Y. O., Fransson, J., Klautau, A. B., Eriksson, O., Nordström, L.
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author Cardias, R.
Szilva, A.
Bezerra-Neto, M. M.
Ribeiro, M. S.
Bergman, A.
Kvashnin, Y. O.
Fransson, J.
Klautau, A. B.
Eriksson, O.
Nordström, L.
author_facet Cardias, R.
Szilva, A.
Bezerra-Neto, M. M.
Ribeiro, M. S.
Bergman, A.
Kvashnin, Y. O.
Fransson, J.
Klautau, A. B.
Eriksson, O.
Nordström, L.
contents We have derived an expression of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction, where all the three components of the DM vector can be calculated independently, for a general, non-collinear magnetic configuration. The formalism is implemented in a real space - linear muffin-tin orbital - atomic sphere approximation (RS-LMTO-ASA) method. We have chosen the Cr triangular trimer on Au(111) and Mn triangular trimers on Ag(111) and Au(111) surfaces as numerical examples. The results show that the DM interaction (module and direction) is drastically different for collinear and non-collinear states. Based on the relation between the spin and charge currents flowing in the system and their coupling to the non-collinear magnetic configuration of the triangular trimer, we demonstrate that the DM interaction can be significant, even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. This is shown to emanate from the non-collinear magnetic structure, that can induce significant spin and charge currents even with spin-orbit coupling is ignored.
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spellingShingle First-principles Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in a non-collinear framework
Cardias, R.
Szilva, A.
Bezerra-Neto, M. M.
Ribeiro, M. S.
Bergman, A.
Kvashnin, Y. O.
Fransson, J.
Klautau, A. B.
Eriksson, O.
Nordström, L.
Materials Science
We have derived an expression of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction, where all the three components of the DM vector can be calculated independently, for a general, non-collinear magnetic configuration. The formalism is implemented in a real space - linear muffin-tin orbital - atomic sphere approximation (RS-LMTO-ASA) method. We have chosen the Cr triangular trimer on Au(111) and Mn triangular trimers on Ag(111) and Au(111) surfaces as numerical examples. The results show that the DM interaction (module and direction) is drastically different for collinear and non-collinear states. Based on the relation between the spin and charge currents flowing in the system and their coupling to the non-collinear magnetic configuration of the triangular trimer, we demonstrate that the DM interaction can be significant, even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. This is shown to emanate from the non-collinear magnetic structure, that can induce significant spin and charge currents even with spin-orbit coupling is ignored.
title First-principles Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in a non-collinear framework
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.00358