Crystal-orientation dependence of magnetic domain structures in the skyrmion-hosting magnets MnNiGa

We explore how crystal orientation affects the magnetic domains in the skyrmion-hosting MnNiGa magnets by Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. As a result, we found that the formation of topological spin textures depended significantly on both the crystal orientation and magnetic field. When th...

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Main Authors: Bei Ding, Hang Li, Xiyang Li, Yue Wang, Zhipeng Hou, Guizhou Xu, Enke Liu, Guangheng Wu, Fangwei Wang, Wenhong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-07-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5027800
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Summary:We explore how crystal orientation affects the magnetic domains in the skyrmion-hosting MnNiGa magnets by Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. As a result, we found that the formation of topological spin textures depended significantly on both the crystal orientation and magnetic field. When the magnetic field was slightly tilted 5° from the easy-axis [001], the topological trivial bubbles were observed, while in a large tilted angle of 31° from the [001] direction, the magnetic biskyrmions were observed. Our results indicate that the magnetic domains are very sensitive to the orientation of the magnetic field with respect to the easy-axis in the centrosymmetric skyrmion-hosting magnets.
ISSN:2166-532X