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Novel methods of characterizing topological spin textures with neutron probes

  • Dusan Sarenac
  • , Wangchun Chen
  • , Charles W. Clark
  • , David G. Cory
  • , Connor Kapahi
  • , Benjamin Heacock
  • , Melissa Henderson
  • , Michael Huber
  • , Lisa DeBeer-Schmitt
  • , Kirill Zhernenkov
  • , Dmitry A. Pushin
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Waterloo
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Jülich Research Centre

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Abstract

The development of modern spintronics materials ushered the need for novel characterization tools capable of characterizing nanometer-sized spin textures. Neutrons are a convenient probe for this task due to their angstrom-sized wavelengths, electric neutrality and robustly controllable spin state. Recent research has focused on enabling access to new degrees of freedom in order to provide a neutron toolbox capable of characterizing emerging materials. This includes the development of tomography techniques for characterizing the 3D bulk spin textures and the techniques for creating neutron helical and skyrmion-like spin-orbit states. Here we provide a concise overview of this work and discuss future prospects and applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpintronics XVI
EditorsJean-Eric Wegrowe, Joseph S. Friedman, Manijeh Razeghi
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510665262
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventSpintronics XVI 2023 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 20 2023Aug 24 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12656

Conference

ConferenceSpintronics XVI 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period08/20/2308/24/23

Keywords

  • neutron characterization methods
  • neutron tomography
  • orbital angular momentum
  • skyrmion bulk properties
  • spin textures
  • spin-orbit coupling

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