DOAJ Open Access 2022

Magnetic chirality

Sang-Wook Cheong Xianghan Xu

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Abstract Chirality with all broken mirror symmetries matters ubiquitously from DNA functionality, vine climbing, to the piezoelectricity of quartz crystals. Magnetic chirality means chirality in spin-ordered states or (atomic-scale or mesoscopic) spin textures. Magnetic chirality does not change with time-reversal operation, and chirality prime ( $${\mathcal{C}}^\prime$$ C ′ ) means that time-reversal symmetry in addition to all mirror symmetries is broken with free spatial rotations. We will discuss a few examples of magnetic chirality and $${\mathcal{C}}^\prime$$ C ′ , and their emergent physical properties. Some of these exotic properties have been recently observed, and many of them need to be experimentally confirmed.

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Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter

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Sang-Wook Cheong

Xianghan Xu

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Cheong, S., Xu, X. (2022). Magnetic chirality. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00447-5

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1038/s41535-022-00447-5
Akses: Open Access ✓