DOI: 10.1126/science.1214143. Observation of Skyrmions in a Multiferroic Material

Observation of Skyrmions in a Multiferroic Material

10.1126/science.1214143

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Abstract

Harnessing the Magnetoelectric Effect Some multiferroic materials exhibit the so-called magnetoelectric effect, in which an external magnetic field can cause electric polarization and an electric field can cause magnetic order. This is important because the manipulation of magnetic structures by electric means is technologically highly desirable. Seki et al. (p. 198 ) discovered spin whirlpools called skyrmions in the multiferroic material Cu 2 OSeO 3 and observed a magnetoelectric coupling exerted by the skyrmions. The existence of skyrmions in an insulating magnetoelectric material holds promise for their future manipulation.

Bibliography

Seki, S., Yu, X. Z., Ishiwata, S., & Tokura, Y. (2012). Observation of Skyrmions in a Multiferroic Material. Science, 336(6078), 198â201.

Authors 4

S. Seki (first)
X. Z. Yu (additional)
S. Ishiwata (additional)
Y. Tokura (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	13 years, 4 months ago (April 12, 2012, 10:14 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 5:35 a.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 1 hour ago (Sept. 4, 2025, 9:28 a.m.)
Issued	13 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2012)
Published	13 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2012)
Published Print	13 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2012)

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BibTeX

@article{Seki_2012, title={Observation of Skyrmions in a Multiferroic Material}, volume={336}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1214143}, DOI={10.1126/science.1214143}, number={6078}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Seki, S. and Yu, X. Z. and Ishiwata, S. and Tokura, Y.}, year={2012}, month=apr, pages={198–201} }

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