Paterson, G.W. , Tereshchenko, A.A., Nakayama, S., Kousaka, Y., Kishine, J., McVitie, S. , Ovchinnikov, A.S., Proskurin, I. and Togawa, Y. (2020) Tensile deformations of the magnetic chiral soliton lattice probed by Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. Physical Review B, 101(18), 184424. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.101.184424)
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Abstract
We consider the case of a chiral soliton lattice subjected to uniaxial elastic strain applied perpendicular to the chiral axis and derive through analytical modelling the phase diagram of magnetic states supported in the presence of an external magnetic field. The strain induced anisotropies give rise to three distinct non-trivial spin textures, depending on the nature of the strain, and we show how these states may be identified by their signatures in Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Experimental TEM measurements of the Fresnel contrast in a strained sample of the prototypical monoaxial chrial helimagnet Cr1/3NbS2 are reported and compare well with the modelled contrast. Our results demonstrate an additional degree of freedom that may be used to tailor the magnetic properties of helimagnets for fundamental research and applications in the areas of spintronics and the emerging field of strain manipulated spintronics.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | McVitie, Professor Stephen and Paterson, Dr Gary and Togawa, Dr Yoshihiko |
| Authors: | Paterson, G.W., Tereshchenko, A.A., Nakayama, S., Kousaka, Y., Kishine, J., McVitie, S., Ovchinnikov, A.S., Proskurin, I., and Togawa, Y. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Physical Review B |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| ISSN: | 1098-0121 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1550-235X |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 American Physical Society |
| First Published: | First published in Physical Review B 101(18):184424 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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| Data DOI: | 10.5525/gla.researchdata.1006 |
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