Comment on "Robust formation of skyrmions and topological Hall effect anomaly in epitaxial thin films of MnSi".

نویسندگان

  • T L Monchesky
  • J C Loudon
  • M D Robertson
  • A N Bogdanov
چکیده

Magnetotransport properties have been investigated for epitaxial thin films of B20-type MnSi grown on Si(111) substrates. Lorentz transmission electron microscopy images clearly point to the robust formation of Skyrmions over a wide temperature-magnetic field region. New features distinct from those reported previously for MnSi are observed for epitaxial films: a shorter (nearly half) period of the spin helix and Skyrmions, and a topological Hall effect anomaly consisting in ∼2.2 times enhancement of the amplitude and in the opposite sign with respect to bulk samples.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 112 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013