The skyrmion phase in Mn$_{x}$Si revealed by the specific heat

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Abstract

We have measured the low temperature specific heat of Mn$_{x}$Si single crystals with two manganese contents, $x$ = 0.998 and 0.945. The skyrmion phase is manifested in the specific heat data. More importantly, it was found that the skyrmion phase is stabilized at $H$= 0 for $x$ = 0.998.

*This work was supported by National Science Council of Taiwan.

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Authors

  • J.-Y. Lin

    • Institute of Physics, National Chiao Tung University

  • F.C. Chou

    • Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University