Ultra-high vacuum deposition chamber (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)

Ultra-high vacuum deposition chamber

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The skyrmions are created in an ultra-high vacuum deposition chamber: Using sputter deposition technology, a team of Empa researchers has succeeded in producing distinguishable skyrmions within finely tuned, ultra-thin metal layers at room temperature.

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