Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films

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Title: Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films

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Authors:: Gallagher, J. C.; Meng, K. Y.; Brangham, J. T.; Wang, H. L.; Esser, B. D.; McComb, D. W.; Yang, F. Y.

Publication Date:: 2017-01-01

Research Org.:: The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1536470

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001304

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: Physics

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                    Gallagher, J. C., Meng, K. Y., Brangham, J. T., Wang, H. L., Esser, B. D., McComb, D. W., and Yang, F. Y. Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Gallagher, J. C., Meng, K. Y., Brangham, J. T., Wang, H. L., Esser, B. D., McComb, D. W., & Yang, F. Y. Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films.  United States.  doi:10.1103/physrevlett.118.027201.

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                    Gallagher, J. C., Meng, K. Y., Brangham, J. T., Wang, H. L., Esser, B. D., McComb, D. W., and Yang, F. Y. Sun .  
        "Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films".  United States.  doi:10.1103/physrevlett.118.027201.

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  title        = {Robust Zero-Field Skyrmion Formation in FeGe Epitaxial Thin Films},

  author       = {Gallagher, J. C. and Meng, K. Y. and Brangham, J. T. and Wang, H. L. and Esser, B. D. and McComb, D. W. and Yang, F. Y.},

  abstractNote = {Not provided.},

  doi          = {10.1103/physrevlett.118.027201},

  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

  issn         = {0031-9007},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 118,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

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