Nano-scale collinear multi-Q states driven by higher-order interactions

oleh: Mara Gutzeit, André Kubetzka, Soumyajyoti Haldar, Henning Pralow, Moritz A. Goerzen, Roland Wiesendanger, Stefan Heinze, Kirsten von Bergmann

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01

Deskripsi

Multi-Q states are 2D typically non-collinear spin textures that can be stabilized at the nanoscale and at zero magnetic field by interactions between multiple spins. Gutzeit et al. uncover a variety of multi-Q states in Fe/Rh atomic bilayers on the Ir(111) surface, including unexpected 2D collinear states.