Light-Induced Metastable Magnetic Texture Uncovered by in situ Lorentz Microscopy

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 118; no. 9; p. 097203
• Main Authors: Eggebrecht, Tim, Möller, Marcel, Gatzmann, J Gregor, Rubiano da Silva, Nara, Feist, Armin, Martens, Ulrike, Ulrichs, Henning, Münzenberg, Markus, Ropers, Claus, Schäfer, Sascha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 03.03.2017

Magnetic topological defects, such as vortices and Skyrmions, can be stabilized as equilibrium structures in nanoscale geometries and by tailored intrinsic magnetic interactions. Here, employing rapid quench conditions, we report the observation of a light-induced metastable magnetic texture, which...