Article published on chirally coupled magnets

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen and the Mesoscopic Systems and the Magnetism and Interface Physics groups have discovered a special phenomenon in magnets. 

by Paolo Testa
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This phenomenon takes place at the nanoscale and enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations, which could also be useful for computer technology and data storage.
 

Original Publication:

Chirally coupled nanomagnets
Z. Luo, T. P. Dao, A. Hrabec, J. Vijayakumar, A. Kleibert, M. Baumgartner, E. Kirk, J. Cui, T. Savchenko, G. Krishnaswamy, L. J. Heyderman, P. Gambardella
external pageLuo Z. et al., Science (2019)

ETH Press Release

external pagePSI Press Release

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