scholarly journals Skyrmion lattice with a giant topological Hall effect in a frustrated triangular-lattice magnet

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 365 (6456) ◽  
pp. 914-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kurumaji ◽  
Taro Nakajima ◽  
Max Hirschberger ◽  
Akiko Kikkawa ◽  
Yuichi Yamasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triangular Lattice ◽  
Frustrated Magnets ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Geometrically Frustrated ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Spin Modulation ◽  
Electromagnetic Responses ◽  
Complex Spin ◽  
Magnetic Skyrmions ◽  
Host Complex

Geometrically frustrated magnets can host complex spin textures, leading to unconventional electromagnetic responses. Magnetic frustration may also promote topologically nontrivial spin states such as magnetic skyrmions. Experimentally, however, skyrmions have largely been observed in noncentrosymmetric lattice structures or interfacial symmetry-breaking heterostructures. Here, we report the emergence of a Bloch-type skyrmion state in the frustrated centrosymmetric triangular-lattice magnet Gd2PdSi3. We observed a giant topological Hall response, indicating a field-induced skyrmion phase, which is further corroborated by the observation of in-plane spin modulation probed by resonant x-ray scattering. Our results may lead to further discoveries of emergent electrodynamics in magnetically frustrated centrosymmetric materials.

Epitaxial Co-Cu Superlattices

1991 ◽  
Vol 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Schuler ◽  
Sezai Elagoz ◽  
William Vavra ◽  
Frank Lamelas ◽  
Hui David He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Antiferromagnetic Coupling ◽  
Competing Interactions ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Complex Spin

AbstractWe describe measurements on the magnetic properties of Co-Cu superlattices in which the Co layer thickness was fixed at 20 Å and the Cu thickness was varied from 4 Å to 24 Å. The samples were grown on Ge-buffered (110) GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy. X-ray scattering and in-situ RHEED indicate that the multilayers are oriented in the (111) direction with the Co layers stacked in an fcc arrangement. Our interest in this series of samples lies in their unusual hysteresis curves which show distinct transitions. We have found that the appearance of these transitions is directly related to the Cu thickness, indicating the presence of complex spin configurations as a consequence of competing interactions. The results are not consistent with a simple RKKY antiferromagnetic coupling.

scholarly journals Understanding spin configuration in the geometrically frustrated magnet TbB4: A resonant soft X-ray scattering study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1205-1211
Author(s):  
H. Huang ◽  
H. Jang ◽  
B.Y. Kang ◽  
B.K. Cho ◽  
C.-C. Kao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spin Configuration ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Geometrically Frustrated ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Frustrated Magnet ◽  
Scattering Study ◽  
Ray Scattering

Microtubule nucleation sequence studied by time-resolved x-ray scattering and electron microscopy

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 766-767
Author(s):  
Eva-Maria Mandelkow ◽  
Eckhard Mandelkow ◽  
Joan Bordas
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Microtubule Growth ◽  
Ray Patterns ◽  
Ray Scattering

When a solution of microtubule protein is changed from non-polymerising to polymerising conditions (e.g. by temperature jump or mixing with GTP) there is a series of structural transitions preceding microtubule growth. These have been detected by time-resolved X-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation, and they may be classified into pre-nucleation and nucleation events. X-ray patterns are good indicators for the average behavior of the particles in solution, but they are difficult to interpret unless additional information on their structure is available. We therefore studied the assembly process by electron microscopy under conditions approaching those of the X-ray experiment. There are two difficulties in the EM approach: One is that the particles important for assembly are usually small and not very regular and therefore tend to be overlooked. Secondly EM specimens require low concentrations which favor disassembly of the particles one wants to observe since there is a dynamic equilibrium between polymers and subunits.

Time-Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Oscillating Microtubules

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 502-503
Author(s):  
Eva-Maria Mandelkow ◽  
Ron Milligan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dynamic Instability ◽  
Entire Solution ◽  
Reaction Scheme ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Ray Scattering

Microtubules form part of the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. They are hollow libers of about 25 nm diameter made up of 13 protofilaments, each of which consists of a chain of heterodimers of α-and β-tubulin. Microtubules can be assembled in vitro at 37°C in the presence of GTP which is hydrolyzed during the reaction, and they are disassembled at 4°C. In contrast to most other polymers microtubules show the behavior of “dynamic instability”, i.e. they can switch between phases of growth and phases of shrinkage, even at an overall steady state [1]. In certain conditions an entire solution can be synchronized, leading to autonomous oscillations in the degree of assembly which can be observed by X-ray scattering (Fig. 1), light scattering, or electron microscopy [2-5]. In addition such solutions are capable of generating spontaneous spatial patterns [6].In an earlier study we have analyzed the structure of microtubules and their cold-induced disassembly by cryo-EM [7]. One result was that disassembly takes place by loss of protofilament fragments (tubulin oligomers) which fray apart at the microtubule ends. We also looked at microtubule oscillations by time-resolved X-ray scattering and proposed a reaction scheme [4] which involves a cyclic interconversion of tubulin, microtubules, and oligomers (Fig. 2). The present study was undertaken to answer two questions: (a) What is the nature of the oscillations as seen by time-resolved cryo-EM? (b) Do microtubules disassemble by fraying protofilament fragments during oscillations at 37°C?

X-ray scattering by 1D molecular Guinier-Preston zones in ordered smectic phases

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 899-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Davidson ◽  
Elisabeth Dubois-Violette ◽  
Anne-Marie Levelut ◽  
Brigitte Pansu
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Smectic Phases ◽  
Ray Scattering

An X-ray Scattering Study of Laterally Modulated Structures: Investigation of Coherence and Resolution Effects with a Grating

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 1085-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gibaud ◽  
J. Wang ◽  
M. Tolan ◽  
G. Vignaud ◽  
S. K. Sinha
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Modulated Structures ◽  
Scattering Study ◽  
Ray Scattering

Pixel detectors: New detectors for X-ray scattering

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-F. Bérar ◽  
L. Blanquart ◽  
N. Boudet ◽  
P. Breugnon ◽  
B. Caillot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Pixel Detectors ◽  
Ray Scattering
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