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magnetic exchange interactions

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Magnetic exchange interactions is a fundamental quantum mechanical mechanism in condensed matter physics that describes the coupling between the magnetic moments, primarily electron spins, of neighboring atoms or ions. This concept investigates the forces governing the alignment or anti-alignment of these moments, which are crucial for understanding and predicting the macroscopic magnetic properties of materials, including the origins of ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and other magnetic ordering phenomena.

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DN

University of California San Diego

JM

City, University of London

DM

Imperial College London

KN

National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"

RC

University of York

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