Elusive spin textures discovered

Magnetic materials can host a range of structures called spin textures. Two such textures — a meron and an antimeron — have been observed experimentally for the first time, in a material known as a chiral magnet. Merons and antimerons seen in a chiral magnet.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2018-12, Vol.564 (7734), p.43-44
1. Verfasser:	Woo, Seonghoon
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Magnetic materials can host a range of structures called spin textures. Two such textures — a meron and an antimeron — have been observed experimentally for the first time, in a material known as a chiral magnet. Merons and antimerons seen in a chiral magnet.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/d41586-018-07561-0