First observation of a square lattice of merons and antimerons
Date | 5th, Dec 2018 |
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Source | ScienceDaily - General News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Scientists have, for the first time, observed a square lattice of merons and antimerons -- tiny magnetic vortices and antivortices that form in a thin plate of the helical magnet Co8Zn9Mn3. The ability to manipulate nanometer-scale spin textures such as merons and skyrmions is a key to the development of spintronics -- next-generation electronic devices that are very low in power consumption.