Covalency, correlations, and inter-layer interactions governing the magnetic and electronic structure of Mn$_3$Si$_2$Te$_6$

(2023)

Authors:

Chiara Bigi, Lei Qiao, Chao Liu, Paolo Barone, Monica Ciomaga Hatnean, Gesa-R Siemann, Barat Achinuq, Daniel Alexander Mayoh, Giovanni Vinai, Vincent Polewczyk, Deepak Dagur, Federico Mazzola, Peter Bencok, Thorsten Hesjedal, Gerrit van der Laan, Wei Ren, Geetha Balakrishnan, Silvia Picozzi, Phil DC King

Observation of the skyrmion sideface state in a chiral magnet

Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics American Physical Society 107 (2023) L060405

Authors:

Xiadong Xie, Kejing Ran, Yizhou Liu, Raymond Fan, Wancong Tan, Haonan Jin, Manuel Valvidares, Nicholas Jaouen, Haifeng Du, Gerrit van der Laan, Thorsten Hesjedal, Shilei Zhang

Abstract:

We identify a three-dimensional skyrmion sideface state in chiral magnets that consists of a thin layer of modulated surface spirals and an array of phase-locked skyrmion screws. Such chiral spin structures lead to a characteristic ‘X’-shaped magnetic diffraction pattern in resonant elastic x-ray scattering, reminiscent of Photo 51 of the DNA double helix diffraction. By measuring both thin plates and bulk Cu2OSeO3 crystals in the field-in-plane geometry, we unambiguously identified the modulated skyrmion strings by retrieving their chirality and helix angle. The breaking of the translational symmetry along the sidefaces suppresses the bulk-favored conical state, providing a stabilization mechanism for the skyrmion lattice phase that has been overlooked so far.

Scattering-type Near-Field Optical Microscopy Characterization of Topological Insulator Bi2Te3 nanowires

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 00 (2023) 1-2

Authors:

D Johnson, T Vincent, X Liu, B Gholizadeh, P Schöenherr, T Hesjedal, O Kazakova, N Huáng, J Boland

Terahertz Characterization of Charge Carrier Dynamics in 3D Dirac Semi-metal Cd3As2 Nanowires

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 00 (2023) 1-2

Authors:

Y Saboon, D Damry, CQ Xia, P Schonherr, X Liu, T Hesjedal, LM Herz, MB Johnston, JL Boland

Topological materials for helicity-dependent THz emission

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 00 (2023) 1-2

Authors:

A Mannan, Y Saboon, CQ Xia, DA Damry, P Schoenherr, D Prabhakaran, LM Herz, T Hesjedal, MB Johnston, JL Boland