antiferromagnetic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of antiferromagnetic
First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + ferromagnetic
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In twisted antiferromagnetic layers, magnetic spin patterns are not limited to the small repeating moiré unit cell.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
When each corner is occupied with magnetic moments with antiferromagnetic correlations, the nearest-neighbor interactions favor anti-aligned spins.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
The IBS researchers focused their study on square-lattice iridium oxide Sr2IrO4, a material previously recognized for its antiferromagnetic dipolar order at low temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Anderson also studied spin glasses, a type of random magnet that contains both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions.
From Nature ● Apr. 30, 2020
Otrokov et al.1 present evidence for such an antiferromagnetic topological insulator.
From Nature ● Dec. 17, 2019
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