Topological Structures in Ferroic Materials Domain Walls, Vortices and Skyrmions

This book provides a state-of-the art overview of a highly interesting emerging research field in solid state physics/nanomaterials science,  topological structures in ferroic materials. Topological structures in ferroic materials have received strongly increasing attention in the last few years. Su...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Seidel, Jan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
Series:Springer Series in Materials Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Charged domain walls in ferroelectrics
  • Multiferroic domain wall theory
  • Modelling of domain wall properties in ferroelectrics
  • Magnetic domain walls
  • Magnetic topological spin structures in confined geometries
  • Nucleation and propagation of kink solitons in antiferromagnetically coupled layers using the spin-flop transition
  • Skyrmions in chiral magnets (experiment)
  • Skyrmions in chiral magnets (theory)
  • Ferroic vortex structures and ferroelastic domain walls
  • Vortex and Vertex domains in ferroelectrics: statics and dynamics