Observation of fractional spin textures in a Heusler material

Skyrmions and anti-skyrmions are magnetic textures that have garnered much interest due to their stability. Here, Jena et al demonstrate the existence of fractional spin textures at the edges of Heusler alloy sample, which can have continuous variable topological charges.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jagannath Jena, Börge Göbel, Tomoki Hirosawa, Sebastián A. Díaz, Daniel Wolf, Taichi Hinokihara, Vivek Kumar, Ingrid Mertig, Claudia Felser, Axel Lubk, Daniel Loss, Stuart S. P. Parkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29991-1