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1 online resource (134 pages)
ISBN:
9783319982526
Series Statement:
Springer Theses Ser.
Content:
Intro -- Supervisor's Foreword -- Abstract -- Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles:Chapter 1: S. Zhang, A. A. Baker, S. Komineas, and T. Hesjedal, "Topological computation based on direct magnetic logic communication", Sci. Rep. 5, 1773 (2015).Chapter 2: A. I. Figueroa, S. L. Zhang, A. A. Baker, R. Chalasani, A. Kohn, S. C. Speller, D. Gianolio, C. Pfleiderer, G. van der Laan, and T. Hesjedal, "Strain in epitaxial MnSi films on Si(111) in the thick film limit studied by polarization-dependent extended x -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms -- 1 The Story So Far -- 1.1 Theoretical Treatments -- 1.1.1 Skyrme Field in the Non-linear Sigma Model -- 1.1.2 The Theory of Magnetic Skyrmions -- 1.1.3 Magnetism of P213 Helimagnets -- 1.2 The Properties of Magnetic Skyrmions -- 1.2.1 Interaction with Conduction Electrons -- 1.2.2 Interaction with Magnons -- 1.3 Characterisation of Magnetic Skyrmions -- 1.3.1 Magnetic Neutron Diffraction -- 1.3.2 Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy -- 1.3.3 Magnetic Force Microscopy -- 1.4 What Is Missing? -- 1.5 Structure of the Thesis -- References -- 2 Measurement of the Magnetic Long-Range Order -- 2.1 Writing Down the Scattering Process -- 2.1.1 Scattering from a Single Electron -- 2.1.2 Scattering from a Single Atom -- 2.1.3 Scattering from a Periodic Lattice -- 2.1.4 Scattering from Helical, Conical, and Skyrmion Order -- 2.2 REXS in Reflection Geometry -- 2.2.1 Results -- 2.3 REXS in Grazing Geometry -- References -- 3 Measurement of the Skyrmion Lattice Domains -- 3.1 Diffraction from the Multidomain Skyrmion Lattice State -- 3.2 Imaging of the Multidomain Skyrmion Lattice State -- 3.3 Domain Boundary Structure -- References -- 4 Measurement of the Topological Winding Number -- 4.1 REXS Polarisation Dependence -- 4.2 Topology Determination Principle.
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Additional Edition:
9783319982519
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9783319982519
Language:
English
