Magnetic Vortices Types (IMAGE)

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Magnetic Vortices Types

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a) Skyrmions -- magnetic vortices named after the British physicist Tony Skyrme. They are special formations of magnetization vectors: in the center the vector is oriented perpendicular to the surface and at the edges they form a structure which resembles a vortex. The magnetization vector is linked to the mutual arrangement of electron spins (the quantum characteristics of elementary particles) of individual atoms. b) Periodic vortex magnetic structure in manganese monosilicide MnSi.

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Image source: Y. Nii et al. Uniaxial stress control of skyrmion phase. <i>Nature Communications</i>

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