Magnetic skyrmion braids

oleh: Fengshan Zheng, Filipp N. Rybakov, Nikolai S. Kiselev, Dongsheng Song, András Kovács, Haifeng Du, Stefan Blügel, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01

Deskripsi

Skyrmions are topological two-dimensional spin textures that in three-dimensional systems resemble strings or tubes. Here, using transmission electron microscopy Zheng et al observe the braiding of skyrmion strings in FeGe and predict this phenomenon for a large family of magnets.