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Quantification of Magnetic Surface and Edge States in an FeGe Nanostripe by Off-Axis Electron Holography.
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Physical Review Letters . 4/20/2018, Vol. 120 Issue 16, p1-1. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Whereas theoretical investigations have revealed the significant influence of magnetic surface and edge states on Skyrmonic spin texture in chiral magnets, experimental studies of such chiral states remain elusive. Here, we study chiral edge states in an FeGe nanostripe experimentally using off-axis electron holography. Our results reveal the magnetic-field-driven formation of chiral edge states and their penetration lengths at 95 and 240 K. We determine values of saturation magnetization MS by analyzing the projected in-plane magnetization distributions of helices and Skyrmions. Values of MS inferred for Skyrmions are lower by a few percent than those for helices. We attribute this difference to the presence of chiral surface states, which are predicted theoretically in a three-dimensional Skyrmion model. Our experiments provide direct quantitative measurements of magnetic chiral boundary states and highlight the applicability of state-of-the-art electron holography for the study of complex spin textures in nanostructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NANOSTRUCTURED materials
*SURFACE magnetism
*ELECTRON holography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00319007
- Volume :
- 120
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical Review Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129325976
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.167204