Figure 3 (IMAGE)

Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University

Figure 3

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Schematic of the skyrmion formation mechanism. Lleft panel is reproduction of Fig. 1(a). Right panel shows a magnified view of the four spins circled in left panel. The orientations of these spins (indicated by blue and light blue arrows) are governed by the RKKY interaction mediated by conduction electrons (green shade).

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Yuki Arai et al.

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