Single helicity of the triple-$q$ triangular skyrmion lattice state in cubic chiral helimagnet EuPtSi

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Autori principali: Matsumura, Takeshi, Tabata, Chihiro, Kaneko, Koji, Nakao, Hironori, Kakihana, Masashi, Hedo, Masato, Nakama, Takao, Ōnuki, Yoshichika
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author Matsumura, Takeshi
Tabata, Chihiro
Kaneko, Koji
Nakao, Hironori
Kakihana, Masashi
Hedo, Masato
Nakama, Takao
Ōnuki, Yoshichika
author_facet Matsumura, Takeshi
Tabata, Chihiro
Kaneko, Koji
Nakao, Hironori
Kakihana, Masashi
Hedo, Masato
Nakama, Takao
Ōnuki, Yoshichika
contents We investigated the magnetic helicity of the triple-$q$ magnetic structure of the triangular skyrmion lattice in the ``A-phase" of EuPtSi for a magnetic field along the [111] axis by resonant x-ray diffraction using a circularly polarized beam. We show that all three Fourier components of the triple-$q$ structure are perpendicular to the respective $q$ vectors and have the same helicity. They are connected by the rotation operations about the [111] axis. The helicity is the same as that of the single-$q$ helimagnetic phase at low fields, suggesting that the antisymmetric exchange interaction inherent in the chiral structure supports the formation of the triangular skyrmion lattice. We also observe that the helical plane in the helimagnetic phase is tilted to the magnetic field to form a conical structure before the first-order transition to the skyrmion lattice phase.
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spellingShingle Single helicity of the triple-$q$ triangular skyrmion lattice state in cubic chiral helimagnet EuPtSi
Matsumura, Takeshi
Tabata, Chihiro
Kaneko, Koji
Nakao, Hironori
Kakihana, Masashi
Hedo, Masato
Nakama, Takao
Ōnuki, Yoshichika
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We investigated the magnetic helicity of the triple-$q$ magnetic structure of the triangular skyrmion lattice in the ``A-phase" of EuPtSi for a magnetic field along the [111] axis by resonant x-ray diffraction using a circularly polarized beam. We show that all three Fourier components of the triple-$q$ structure are perpendicular to the respective $q$ vectors and have the same helicity. They are connected by the rotation operations about the [111] axis. The helicity is the same as that of the single-$q$ helimagnetic phase at low fields, suggesting that the antisymmetric exchange interaction inherent in the chiral structure supports the formation of the triangular skyrmion lattice. We also observe that the helical plane in the helimagnetic phase is tilted to the magnetic field to form a conical structure before the first-order transition to the skyrmion lattice phase.
title Single helicity of the triple-$q$ triangular skyrmion lattice state in cubic chiral helimagnet EuPtSi
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.04362