Skyrmion lattice formation and destruction mechanisms probed with TR-SANS

Journal Article · 06 June 2024 · Nanoscale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00858H · OSTI ID:2346233

Liyanage, W. L. N. C. ^[1]; Tang, Nan  ^[2]; Dally, Rebecca L.  ^[3]; Quigley, Lizabeth J.  ^[2]; Buchanan, C. Charlotte ^[2]; Shu, Guo-Jiun  ^[4]; Butch, Nicholas P.  ^[5]; Krycka, Kathryn ^[3]; Bleuel, Markus  ^[6]; Borchers, Julie A.  ^[3]; Debeer-Schmitt, Lisa  ^[7]; Gilbert, Dustin A.  ^[8]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
2. Materials Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
3. NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
4. Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
5. NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA, Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
6. NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
7. High Flux Isotope Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
8. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA, Materials Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA

Ordering kinetics of magnetic skyrmion lattices are investigated using time resolved small angle neutron scattering. Measurements reveal ordering occurs over 10–100 ms, which is unusually long for magnetic behavior.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 2346233
• Journal Information: Nanoscale, Journal Name: Nanoscale Vol. 16 Journal Issue: 22; ISSN 2040-3364
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English