Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2010-06-21
Phys.Rev.B82:094429,2010
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
10 pages, 7 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.82.094429
We develop a theory of the magnetic field-induced formation of Skyrmion crystal state in chiral magnets in two spatial dimensions, motivated by the recent discovery of the Skyrmionic phase of magnetization in thin film of Fe$_{0.5}$Co$_{0.5}$Si and in the A-phase of MnSi. Ginzburg-Landau functional of the chiral magnet re-written in the CP$^1$ representation is shown to be a convenient framework for the analysis of the Skyrmion states. Phase diagram of the model at zero temperature gives a sequence of ground states, helical spin $\rightarrow$ Skyrme crystal $\rightarrow$ ferromagnet, as the external field $B$ increases, in good accord with the thin-film experiment. In close analogy with Abrikosov's derivation of the vortex lattice solution in type-II superconductor, the CP$^1$ mean-field equation is solved and shown to reproduce the Skyrmion crystal state.
Han Jung Hoon
Nagaosa Naoto
Park Jin-Hong
Yang Zhihua
Zang Jiadong
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