Abstract
Using Lorenz microscopy and small-angle electron diffraction, we directly present that the chiral magnetic soliton lattice (CSL) continuously evolves from a chiral helimagnetic structure in small magnetic fields in Cr 1/3NbS 2. An incommensurate CSL undergoes a phase transition to a commensurate ferromagnetic state at the critical field strength. The period of a CSL, which exerts an effective potential for itinerant spins, is tuned by simply changing the field strength. Chiral magnetic orders observed do not exhibit any structural dislocation, indicating their high stability and robustness in Cr 1/3NbS 2.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 107202 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 5 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Togawa, Y., Koyama, T., Takayanagi, K., Mori, S., Kousaka, Y., Akimitsu, J., Nishihara, S., Inoue, K., Ovchinnikov, A. S., & Kishine, J. (2012). Chiral magnetic soliton lattice on a chiral helimagnet. Physical Review Letters, 108(10), [107202]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.107202