ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Frustration-stabilised high-field skyrmions

Abstract: Magnetic skyrmions are nanometric topological vortex-like spin textures that appear in select materials and have lately attracted a lot of attention due to their numerous potential applications. Having recently demonstrated that muSR is a powerful method for studying skyrmion dynamics, we propose to use it to investigate the dynamics in the newly-discovered skyrmion phase in Gd2PdSi3, the first centrosymmetric skyrmion material. As skyrmions in Gd2PdSi3 arise from geometrical frustration, rather than from noncentrosymmetric Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions, we expect a unique dynamical signature. This Rapid Access proposal will help elucidate the novel skyrmion-stabilising mechanism in Gd2PdSi3 and will complement our planned first-ever NMR study of skyrmions. As the first proposal by this PI it will kick-start his research, as he only recently moved to Durham on a short contract.

Principal Investigator: Professor Matja? Gomil?ek
Experimenter: Dr Francis Pratt
Experimenter: Dr Kevin Franke
Experimenter: Dr Thomas Hicken
Local Contact: Dr Mark Telling
Experimenter: Dr Benjamin Huddart
Experimenter: Dr Ales Stefancic
Experimenter: Dr Murray Wilson
Experimenter: Professor Geetha Balakrishnan
Experimenter: Professor Tom Lancaster

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1900020

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1900020

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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