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Yeong-Gi So

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arXiv2021

Planar defect in approximant: the case of Cu-Al-Sc alloy

The {110} planar defect formed in the Cu-Al-Sc 1/1 approximant has been studied by means of electron microscopy and 6-dimensional analysis. As the displacement vector of the planar defect, 1/2 <τ, 1/τ, 0> has been proposed. Here τ denotes the golden ratio. This vector corresponds to a 6-dimensional translation of type [111000] and also to the c-linkage of Tsai-type clusters. An atomic structure model of the planar defect has been constructed referring to the structural properties of the regular 1/1 approximant; namely truncated triacontahedron framework and embedded clusters. This structural model was validated by the agreement between the observed and simulated HAADF-STEM images. Models of the intersection of two planar defects and the triple point, where three planar defects intersect, were also proposed. All local structures formed at these defects are understood by the concept of so-called canonical cell tiling.

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arXiv2021

Interaction between skyrmions and antiskyrmions in a coexisting phase of a Heusler material

Coexisting phases of magnetic skyrmions and antiskyrmions have proposed to exhibit a variety of fascinating properties, owing to interactions between them. The recent discovery of the coexisting phase in a Heusler material could offer a platform for skyrmion-antiskyrmion-based spintronics. Here we report Lorentz electron microscopy experiments and micromagnetic simulations in a similar Heusler material, Mn$_{1.3}$Pt$_{1.0}$Pd$_{0.1}$Sn. Around $B_c \sim$ 420$\,$mT, we find a stochastic reversible transformation and a room temperature coexisting phase of elliptical skyrmions and square-shaped antiskyrmions. The closeness of the energy competition is sensitive to the exchange stiffness constants and sample thickness. Furthermore, we reveal isotropic long-range repulsive interaction between the skyrmions and antiskyrmions regardless of their shapes and the skyrmion helicities, in stark contrast to conventional thought of angle- and helicity-dependent short-range pairwise interactions. The observed interaction possibly results from the topological protection against the intrusion of magnetic flux density coming from skyrmions (antiskyrmions) into antiskyrmions (skyrmions). Our results provide new insight into interacting skyrmions and antiskyrmions and a guide for developing skyrmion-antiskyrmion-based spintronics.

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arXiv2021

Observation of domain wall bimerons in chiral magnets

Topological defects embedded in or combined with domain walls have been proposed in various systems, some of which are referred to as domain wall skyrmions or domain wall bimerons. However, the experimental observation of such topological defects remains an ongoing challenge. Here, using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy, we report the experimental discovery of domain wall bimerons in chiral magnet Co-Zn-Mn(110) thin films. By applying a magnetic field, multidomain structures develop, and simultaneously, chained and isolated bimerons arise as the localized state between the domains with the opposite in-plane components of net magnetization. The multidomain formation is attributed to magnetic anisotropy and dipolar interaction, and domain wall bimerons are stabilized by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. In addition, micromagnetic simulations show that domain wall bimerons appear for a wide range of conditions in chiral magnets with cubic magnetic anisotropy. Our results promote further study in various fields of physics.

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