Observation of magnetic skyrmion lattice in Cr_0.82Mn_0.18Ge by small-angle neutron scattering.

ABSTRACT: Incommensurate magnetic phases in chiral cubic crystals are an established source of topological spin textures such as skyrmion and hedgehog lattices, with potential applications in spintronics and information storage. We report a comprehensive small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) study on the B20-type chiral magnet Cr[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]Ge, exploring its magnetic phase diagram and confirming the stabilization of a skyrmion lattice under low magnetic fields. Our results reveal a helical ground state with a decreasing pitch from 40 to 35 nm upon cooling, and a skyrmion phase stable in applied magnetic fields of 10-30 mT, and over an unusually wide temperature range for chiral magnets of 6 K ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] K). The skyrmion lattice forms a stand

SUBMITTER: Ukleev V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature