Control of morphology and formation of highly geometrically confined magnetic skyrmions

Proposals for skyrmion-based high-density memory devices require an understanding of the formation and shape of skyrmions in confined geometries. Here, the authors use electron holography to image magnetic textures in FeGe nanostripes and explore the parameters governing skyrmion morphology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chiming Jin, Zi-An Li, András Kovács, Jan Caron, Fengshan Zheng, Filipp N. Rybakov, Nikolai S. Kiselev, Haifeng Du, Stefan Blügel, Mingliang Tian, Yuheng Zhang, Michael Farle, Rafal E Dunin-Borkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15569
Description
Summary:Proposals for skyrmion-based high-density memory devices require an understanding of the formation and shape of skyrmions in confined geometries. Here, the authors use electron holography to image magnetic textures in FeGe nanostripes and explore the parameters governing skyrmion morphology.
ISSN:2041-1723