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2019
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Spin-orbitronics at the nanoscale: From analytical models to real materials
Spin-orbitronics at the nanoscale: From analytical models to real materials
This thesis provides a theoretical description of magnetic nanostructures in inversion-asymmetric environments with strong spin-orbit interaction (SOI). The theoretical concepts introduced here can be applied in the field of spin-orbitronics, which consists ofexploiting the SOI to manipulate the ele...
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Personal Name(s): | Bouaziz, Juba (Corresponding author) |
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Contributing Institute: |
Quanten-Theorie der Materialien; PGI-1 Quanten-Theorie der Materialien; IAS-1 |
Imprint: |
Jülich
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag
2019
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Physical Description: |
228 S. |
Dissertation Note: |
RWTH Aachen, Diss., 2019 |
ISBN: |
978-3-95806-429-4 |
Document Type: |
Book Dissertation / PhD Thesis |
Research Program: |
Controlling Spin-Based Phenomena |
Series Title: |
Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe Schlüsseltechnologien / Key Technologies
204 |
Link: |
OpenAccess OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
This thesis provides a theoretical description of magnetic nanostructures in inversion-asymmetric environments with strong spin-orbit interaction (SOI). The theoretical concepts introduced here can be applied in the field of spin-orbitronics, which consists ofexploiting the SOI to manipulate the electron spin without external magnetic fields. The investigated systems display a plethora of interesting phenomena ranging from chiral magnetic interactions to gapped magnetic excitations. In practice, we adopt two different approaches: First, a model-based one relying on the Rashba Hamiltonian, which is employed to demystify and understand magnetic and transport properties of magnetic nanostructures embedded in a Rashba electron gas. Second, we use a first-principles approach within the framework of the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) Green function method to investigate the ground state properties of magnetic impurities in topologically insulating hosts. This method is suitable to simulate nanostructures in real space. Then, we employed our newly developed code based on time-dependent density functional theory to compute the spin excitation spectra of these magnetic nanostructures embedded in topological insulators. Moreover, the KKR Green function method was used to simulate the electronic structure and ground state properties of large magnetic nanostructures, namely magnetic Skyrmions. In the first part, the analytical Rashba Green function and the scattering matrices modeling the magnetic impurities in the s-wave approximation are employed for the computation of the magnetic interaction tensor which contains: isotropic exchange, Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) and pseudo-dipolar interactions. The competition between these interactions leads to a rich phase diagram depending on the distance between the magnetic impurities. Next, we consider an external perturbing electric field and investigate the transport properties by computing the residual resistivity tensor within linear response theory. The contribution of SOI is explored. The investigation of arbitrary orientations of the impurity magnetic moment allowed a detailed analysis of contributions from the anisotropic magnetoresistance and planar Hall effect. Moreover, we calculate the impurity induced bound currents in the Rashba electron gas, which are used to compute the induced orbital magnetization. For a trimer of impurities with a non-vanishing spin chirality (SC) a finite orbital magnetization is observed when SOI is turned off. Since it emerges from the SC, it was named chiral orbital magnetization. [...] |