Skyrmion formation in a bulk chiral magnet at zero magnetic field and above room temperature

Abstract

We report that in a $\beta$-Mn-type chiral magnet Co${}_9$Zn${}_9$Mn${}_2$, skyrmions are realized as a metastable state over a wide temperature range, including room temperature, via field-cooling through the thermodynamic equilibrium skyrmion phase that exists below a transition temperature $T_{\mathrm{c}}$ $\sim$ 400 K. The once-created metastable skyrmions survive at zero magnetic field both at and above room temperature. Such robust skyrmions in a wide temperature and magnetic field region demonstrate the key role of topology, and provide a significant step toward technological applications of skyrmions in bulk chiral magnets.

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