A light induced metastable magnetic texture uncovered by in-situ Lorentz microscopy
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2017-03-08 v1
Abstract
Magnetic topological defects, including vortices and Skyrmions, can be stabilized as equilibrium structures by tuning intrinsic magnetic interactions and stray field geometries. Here, employing rapid quench conditions, we report the observation of a light-induced metastable magnetic texture, which consists of a dense nanoscale network of vortices and antivortices and exhibits glass-like properties. Our results highlight the emergence of complex ordering regimes in optically driven magnetic systems, opening up new pathways to harness ultrafast far-from-equilibrium relaxation processes.
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@article{arxiv.1609.04000,
title = {A light induced metastable magnetic texture uncovered by in-situ Lorentz microscopy},
author = {Tim Eggebrecht and Marcel Möller and J. Gregor Gatzmann and Nara Rubiano da Silva and Armin Feist and Ulrike Martens and Henning Ulrichs and Markus Münzenberg and Claus Ropers and Sascha Schäfer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.04000},
year = {2017}
}