Spin solitons and waves in chiral molecular ferrimagnets

Resonance modes corresponding to a spin-soliton resonance have been found in the electron spin resonance spectra of [Cr(CN)(6)][Mn(S)-pnH-(H2O)]H2O two-dimensional (2D) chiral single crystals and [Mn{(R/S)-pn}](2)[Mn{(R/S)-pn}(2)(H2O)][Cr(CN)(6)](2) chiral single crystals with a 3D magnetic order. It is also established that the chiral crystals of both types exhibit a spin-wave resonance analogous to the excitation of standing spin waves in thin magnetic films. At the same time, racemic crystals of the first type do not exhibit spin-soliton resonance. The entire body of experimental data indicates that the chirality of crystals influences the spin excitations (standing spin waves and solitons) in these media.