Essential aspects of the spontaneous exchange bias effect

Abstract

Here, we present a review of the phenomenology of the spontaneous exchange bias effect, a phenomenon in which some materials exhibit unidirectional magnetic anisotropy even without the assistance of an external magnetic field applied during its cooling process. We review and discuss the most critical advances in this field of research that flourished more than a decade ago, pointing out its main features as well as its similarities and dissimilarities with the conventional exchange bias effect that has been vastly investigated since the 1950 decade. Finally, we briefly overview the obstacles to advancement in the field and discuss what we believe could be promising roads to overcome them.

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