TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Real-space observation of helical spin order
JO  - Science
A1  - Uchida, M.
A1  - Onose, Y.
A1  - Matsui, Y.
A1  - Tokura, Y.
SP  - 359
EP  - 361
VL  - 311
IS  - 5759
N2  - Helical spin order in magnetic materials has been investigated only in reciprocal space. We visualized the helical spin order and dynamics in a metal suicide in real space by means of Lorentz electron microscopy. The real space of the helical spin order proves to be much richer than that expected from the averaged structure; it exhibits a variety of magnetic defects similar to atomic dislocations in the crystal lattice. The application of magnetic fields allows us to directly observe the deformation processes of the helical spin order accompanied by nucleation, movement, and annihilation of the magnetic defects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1120639
ID  - ref1
ER  -