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Tanygin, Magnetic Symmetry of Defect in Multiferroic Material, Abstracts of the 11th Europhysical Conference
on Defects in Insulating Materials - EURODIM 2010, PECS, Hungary, 2010, B44.

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Tanygin B.M.
Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University, Radiophysics Faculty, Glushkova 2, Kyiv, Ukraine, MSP 01601.
E-mail: b.m.tanygin@gmail.com

Introduction
The investigation of static and dynamic properties of magnetization distribution heterogeneities (0°- domain walls (DWs)) which appear at the
local deviations of magnetic anisotropy (defects) is of considerable interest for memory storage applications. Electric field induced switching of
magnetic heterogeneity can be produced by the inhomogeneous magnetoelectric (ME) effect [1]. It has been shown that ME effect is strongly
connected with magnetic symmetry of the multiferroic [2]. Building of complete symmetry classification of 1D magnetic heterogeneities and
qualitative description of induced ferroelectricity in their volume is the aim of this report.

Localized spin cycloid: example of magnetization distribution Spin helicoid on defect [4]
heterogeneity on defect [3]

P P
P P

Z
M(SS0)P(00A)
M(0SA)P(0SA),
where “S” is the even and “A” is the odd function
Symmetry analysis describes short- and long-range ME interactions: According to the Neumann’s principle, must be invariant of the
crystal crystallographic class (point symmetry of multiferroic
paraphase). In case of the thin or multilayered films and other cases of
strong surface influence, exception is the last part with
symmetry:

where is the symmetry class of the sample shape of material

because surface bounds the non-local interactions. For example, thin
(001) film of cubic m3m1’ crystal has symmetry 4/mmm1’.
as well as Maxwell's equations and demagnetization/depolarization
energy density volumetric distribution. 0°-DWs with the time-invariant chirality [6]
Note, that in scope of analysis of ME properties of material it is
usefully to include electrostritive and magnetostrictive energy terms into Class
because they provide connection between electric and A S 0 0 0 A
magnetic subsystem of crystal via deformation tensor spatial A,S A,S 0 0 0 A,S
distribution. A S S S A A
A S A A S A
A,S A,S A,S A,S A,S A,S
… … … … … … …
Terms which must have the identical symmetry in the
given crystal (if not then corresponding term is zero) 0°-DWs with the time-noninvariant chirality
0 S A 0 S A
S S 0 0 0 A
I II Symmetry Class
0 0 A 0 0 A
0 0 A,S 0 0 A,S
… … … … … … …

0°-DWs without the chirality

A 0 0 0 0 A
A,S 0 0 0 0 A,S
A 0 S S 0 A
A A S S S A
0 0 S 0 0 A
is a magnetic point group of 0°-DW. S S S A A A
There are 42 magnetic point groups of 0°-DW [5]. … … … … … … …

References
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[2] V.G. Bar'yakhtar, et. al: A. M. Prokhorov, A. S. Prokhorov (Eds.), Problems in sol.-state phys., Chapter 2, Mir Publish., Moscow, 1984, pp. 56-80.
[3] M. Hehn, D. Lacour, F. Montaigne, J. Briones, “360 degree domain wall generation…”, arXiv:0711.3571v1 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci].
[4] R. Vakhitov and A. Yumaguzin, “Processes of the inhomogeneous magnetization reversal…”, Phys. Met. Metallogr. 106, 5 (2008) 460-464.
[5] B. M. Tanygin, O. V. Tychko, “Magnetic symmetry of the plain domain walls…”, Physica B: Condensed Matter 404, 21, 4018-4022 (2009).
[6] L. D. Barron, in „Chirality in Natural and Applied Science‟, Eds. W. J. Lough, I. W. Wainer, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 2002, p. 53 - 86.