Transverse field muon-spin rotation signature of the skyrmion-lattice phase in Cu2OSeO3

Lancaster, T.; Williams, R.C.; Thomas, I.O.; Xiao, F.; Pratt, F.L.; Blundell, S.J.; Loudon, J.C.; Hesjedal, T.; Clark, S.J.; Hatton, P.D.; Ciomaga Hatnean, M.; Keeble, D.S.; Balakrishnan, G.

Abstract

We present the results of transverse field (TF) muon-spin rotation (μ+SR) measurements on Cu2OSeO3, which has a skyrmion-lattice (SL) phase. We measure the response of the TF μ+SR signal in that phase along with the surrounding ones, and suggest how the phases might be distinguished using the results of these measurements. Dipole field simulations support the conclusion that the muon is sensitive to the SL via the TF line shape and, based on this interpretation, our measurements suggest that the SL is quasistatic on a time scale τ > 100 ns.

Citation

Lancaster, T., Williams, R., Thomas, I., Xiao, F., Pratt, F., Blundell, S., …Balakrishnan, G. (2015). Transverse field muon-spin rotation signature of the skyrmion-lattice phase in Cu2OSeO3. Physical review B, 91(22), Article 224408. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.91.224408

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jun 5, 2015
• Publication Date: Jun 5, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jun 9, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 15, 2015
• Journal: Physical Review B
• Print ISSN: 1098-0121
• Electronic ISSN: 1550-235X
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 91
• Issue: 22
• Article Number: 224408
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.91.224408
• Related Public URLs: arXiv:1410.4731