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Direct visualization of the three-dimensional shape of skyrmion strings in a noncentrosymmetric magnet
Nature Materials ( IF 37.2 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 , DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01141-w
S Seki 1, 2, 3, 4 , M Suzuki 5, 6 , M Ishibashi 7 , R Takagi 1, 2, 3, 4 , N D Khanh 3 , Y Shiota 7 , K Shibata 8 , W Koshibae 3 , Y Tokura 1, 3, 9 , T Ono 7, 10, 11
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Magnetic skyrmions are topologically stable swirling spin textures that appear as particle-like objects in two-dimensional (2D) systems. Here, utilizing scalar magnetic X-ray tomography under applied magnetic fields, we report the direct visualization of the three-dimensional (3D) shape of individual skyrmion strings in the room-temperature skyrmion-hosting non-centrosymmetric compound Mn1.4Pt0.9Pd0.1Sn. Through the tomographic reconstruction of the 3D distribution of the [001] magnetization component on the basis of transmission images taken at various angles, we identify a skyrmion string running through the entire thickness of the sample, as well as various defect structures, such as the interrupted and Y-shaped strings. The observed point defect may represent the Bloch point serving as an emergent magnetic monopole, as proposed theoretically. Our tomographic approach with a tunable magnetic field paves the way for direct visualization of the structural dynamics of individual skyrmion strings in 3D space, which will contribute to a better understanding of the creation, annihilation and transfer of these topological objects.



中文翻译:

非中心对称磁体中 skyrmion 弦三维形状的直接可视化

磁性斯格明子是拓扑稳定的旋转自旋纹理,在二维 (2D) 系统中显示为类粒子物体。在这里,利用施加磁场下的标量磁 X 射线断层扫描,我们报告了室温 skyrmion 托管非中心对称化合物 Mn 1.4 Pt 0.9 Pd 0.1 中单个 skyrmion 串的三维 (3D)形状直接可视锡。通过在不同角度拍摄的透射图像的基础上对 [001] 磁化分量的 3D 分布进行层析重建,我们识别出贯穿样品整个厚度的斯格明子串,以及各种缺陷结构,例如间断和 Y 形弦。观察到的点缺陷可能代表布洛赫点,如理论上所提出的那样,充当出射磁单极子。我们采用可调谐磁场的层析成像方法为在 3D 空间中直接可视化单个斯格明子串的结构动力学铺平了道路,这将有助于更好地理解这些拓扑物体的产生、湮灭和转移。

更新日期:2021-11-11
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