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Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction turns electric

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Using group theory and first principles calculations, it is shown that an analogue of the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction that allows the antisymmetric exchange spin coupling in magnets exists in ferroelectrics.

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Fig. 1: The DMI and how it manifests in ferroelectric systems.

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Junquera, J. Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction turns electric. Nat. Mater. 20, 291–292 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00845-9

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