research article
Skyrmion formation in a bulk chiral magnet at zero magnetic field and above room temperature
We report that in a β-Mn-type chiral magnet Co9Zn9Mn2, skyrmions are realized as a metastable state over a wide temperature range, including room temperature, via field cooling through the thermodynamic equilibrium skyrmion phase that exists below a transition temperature Tc∼400 K. The once-created metastable skyrmions survive at zero magnetic field both at and above room temperature. Such robust skyrmions in a wide temperature and magnetic field region demonstrate the key role of topology and provide a significant step toward technological applications of skyrmions in bulk chiral magnets.
Type
research article
Author(s)
Karube, K.
White, J. S.
Morikawa, D.
Bartkowiak, M.
Kikkawa, A.
Tokunaga, Y.
Arima, T.
Rønnow, H. M.
Tokura, Y.
Taguchi, Y.
Date Issued
2017
Published in
Volume
1
Issue
7
Article Number
074405
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
February 5, 2018
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