Atomic-scale observations of a specific local area would be considerably beneficial when exploring new fundamental materials and devices. The development of hardware-type aberration correction in electron microscopy has enabled local structural observations with atomic resolution as well as chemical and vibration analysis. In magnetic imaging, however, atomic-level spin configurations are analysed by electron energy-loss spectroscopy by placing samples in strong magnetic fields, which destroy the nature of the magnetic ordering in the samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis short-term survey examined the effect of body part pain on subjective and objective handball performance in Japanese male national handball athletes. Fourteen athletes participated in this study. Assessments of pain in 10 body parts and subjective performance ( and ) were performed using a visual analog scale from 0 to 10 over four consecutive training days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTopological magnetic (anti)skyrmions are robust string-like objects heralded as potential components in next-generation topological spintronics devices due to their low-energy manipulability via stimuli such as magnetic fields, heat, and electric/thermal current. While these 2D topological objects are widely studied, intrinsically 3D electron-spin real-space topology remains less explored despite its prevalence in bulky magnets. 2D-imaging studies reveal peculiar vortex-like contrast in the core regions of spin textures present in antiskyrmion-hosting thin plate magnets with S crystal symmetry, suggesting a more complex 3D real-space structure than the 2D model suggests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report direct observation by electron holography of the spin polarization of electrons in a vacuum region around a charged SiO2 wire coated with Pt-Pd. Irradiating the SiO2 wire with 300 keV electrons caused the wire to become positively charged due to the emission of secondary electrons. The spin polarization of these electrons interacting with the charged wire was observed in situ using a phase reconstruction process under an external magnetic field.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe use of magnetic states in memory devices has a history dating back decades, and the experimental discovery of magnetic skyrmions and subsequent demonstrations of their control via magnetic fields, heat, and electric/thermal currents have ushered in a new era for spintronics research and development. Recent studies have experimentally discovered the antiskyrmion, the skyrmion's antiparticle, and while several host materials have been identified, control via thermal current remains elusive. In this work, we use thermal current to drive the transformation between skyrmions, antiskyrmions and non-topological bubbles, as well as the switching of helical states in the antiskyrmion-hosting ferromagnet (FeNiPd)P at room temperature.
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