Electron holography reveals the startling beauty of nanoscale magnetic vortices
Friday, May 30, 2014 - 08:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanoscale magnetic swirls known as skyrmions can form in certain materials such as thin magnetic films. These tiny vortices pack into dense lattices that are more stable than conventional magnetic domains and can be transported and manipulated with minimal electrical power—features that hold great promise for future information storage applications. To exploit skyrmions in such memory technologies, however, scientists need a deeper understanding of their fundamental properties.