Effects of Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions on the ground state of two-dimensional localized spins

J Phys Condens Matter. 2014 May 14;26(19):196005. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/19/196005. Epub 2014 Apr 24.

Abstract

Starting with the indirect exchange model influenced by the Rashba and the Dresselhaus spin-orbit interactions, we derive the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction of localized spins. The strength of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction is compared with that of the Heisenberg exchange term as a function of atomic distance. Using the calculated interaction strengths, we discuss the formation of various atomic ground states as a function of temperature and external magnetic field. By plotting the magnetic field-temperature phase diagram, we present approximate phase boundaries between the spiral, Skyrmion and ferromagnetic states of the two-dimensional weak ferromagnetic system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Temperature