Extended elliptic skyrmion gratings in epitaxial MnSi thin films

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关键词: REAL-SPACE OBSERVATION;    CHIRAL MAGNET;    LATTICE;    CRYSTALS;    STATES;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.86.144420

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

A detailed investigation of the magnetization processes in epitaxial MnSi thin film reveals the existence of elliptically distorted skyrmion strings that lie in the plane of the film. We provide proof that the uniaxial anisotropy stabilizes this state over extended regions of the magnetic phase diagram. Theoretical analysis of an observed cascade of first-order phase transitions is based on rigorous numerical calculations of competing chiral modulations, which shows the existence of helicoids, elliptic skyrmions, and cone phases.

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