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Daniel Mayoh

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Magnetic states of the Kondo lattice Ce$_2$PdSi$_3$ and their pressure evolution

Frustrated Kondo lattices are ideal platforms for exploring unconventional forms of quantum criticality, as well as magnetism and other emergent phases. Here we report the magnetic properties of the candidate frustrated heavy fermion compound Ce$_2$PdSi$_3$, and map their evolution upon applying magnetic fields and hydrostatic pressure. We find that at ambient pressure Ce$_2$PdSi$_3$ exhibits two distinct magnetic phase transitions, a ferromagnetic-like transition at $T_{\mathrm{M1}}=3.8$ K and an incommensurate antiferromagnetic transition at $T_{\mathrm{M2}}=2.9$ K. Upon applying pressure, $T_{\mathrm{M1}}$ is continuously suppressed and becomes undetectable above 4.2 GPa, whereas $T_{\mathrm{M2}}$ increases and remains robust up to at least 7.5 GPa. The observed pressure evolution of magnetic order in Ce$_2$PdSi$_3$ suggests the presence of competing magnetic orders, and cannot be simply encapsulated by the Doniach phase diagram, motivating further investigations for its origin, including discerning the role of geometric frustration.

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Electric Field Controlled Mechanism for the Deflection of Skyrmions

Magnetic skyrmions are vortex-like, swirls of magnetisation whose topological protection and particle-like nature have suggested them to be suitable for a number of novel spintronic devices. One such application is skyrmionic computing, which has the advantage over conventional schemes due to the amalgamation of logic calculations and data storage. Using small-angle neutron scattering from Cu2OSeO3, and applying electric and magnetic fields, we find that the direction of the skyrmion-coexisting conical states can be manipulated by varying the electric field, and explain this using a free energy approach. Our findings unlock the prospect of creating a number of skyrmion devices which may constitute part of a skyrmion computer, as the direction of a skyrmion within a nanosized racetrack can be manipulated into different channels by controllably changing the direction of the localised conical state. We provide time-dependant micromagnetic simulations to demonstrate such a device: a skyrmion double transistor.

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