Magnetostriction of helimagnets in the skyrmion crystal phase
Author(s) -
Shasha Wang,
Yangfan Hu,
Jin Tang,
Wensen Wei,
Junzhuang Cong,
Young Sun,
Haifeng Du,
Mingliang Tian
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new journal of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.584
H-Index - 190
ISSN - 1367-2630
DOI - 10.1088/1367-2630/ab5ec2
Subject(s) - skyrmion , physics , magnetostriction , condensed matter physics , conical surface , phase (matter) , jump , phase transition , magnetic field , crystal (programming language) , field (mathematics) , phase diagram , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics , programming language
We solve the magnetostriction strains for B20 helimagnets in the skyrmion crystal phase. By taking MnSi as an example, we reproduce its temperature–magnetic field ( T – B ) phase diagrams within a thermodynamic potential incorporating magnetoelastic interactions. The calculation shows that the normal strain ε 33 undergoes a sudden jump through a conical-skyrmion phase transition at any temperature. The corresponding experimental measurements for MnSi agree quantitatively well with the calculation.
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