Surface spin-flop transition in an antiferromagnet

Surface spin-flop transition is investigated for a flat, rough noncompensated surface of a semi-infinite, two-sublattice, collinear antiferromagnet. The influence of size effects arising in the flat antiferromagnetic layer on the spin-flop and spin-flip transitions is considered for smooth and rough surfaces. A principal difference is demonstrated between how the spin-flop transition proceeds in the layer areas with an odd and even number of atomic planes.

PACS: 75.30.Kz, 75.40.−s, 75.50.Ee, 75.60.Ch, 75.70.−i (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0180.201007b.0709
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2010/7/b/
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Citation: Morosov A I, Sigov A S "Surface spin-flop transition in an antiferromagnet" Phys. Usp. 53 677–689 (2010)

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Оригинал: Морозов А И, Сигов А С «Поверхностный спин-флоп-переход в антиферромагнетике» УФН 180 709–722 (2010); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0180.201007b.0709

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