Discrete helicoidal states in chiral magnetic thin films

作者:Wilson M N*; Karhu E A; Lake D P; Quigley A S; Meynell S; Bogdanov A N; Fritzsche H; Roessler U K; Monchesky T L
来源:Physical Review B, 2013, 88(21): 214420.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.88.214420

摘要

Magnetoresistance (MR), polarized neutron reflectometry (PNR), and magnetometry measurements in MnSi thin films and rigorous analytical solutions of the micromagnetic equations show that the field-induced unwinding of confined helicoids occurs via discrete steps. A comparison between the theoretical results and the PNR and magnetometry data shows that finite-size effects confine the wavelength and lead to a quantization of the number of turns in the helicoid. We demonstrate that the magnetic state of these finite helicoids can be read by electrical means.

  • 出版日期2013-12-20