Neel-type skyrmion lattice

Néel-type skyrmion lattice with confined orientation in the polar magnetic semiconductor GaV4S8.
I. Kézsmárki, S. Bordács, P. Milde, E. Neuber, L. M. Eng, J. S. White, H. M. Rønnow, C. D. Dewhurst, M. Mochizuki, K. Yanai, H. Nakamura, D. Ehlers, V. Tsurkan & A. Loidl

Nature Materials 14, 1116 (2015) 

a, In a Bloch-type skyrmion, the spins rotate in the tangential planes—that is, perpendicular to the radial directions—when moving from the core to the periphery. b, In a Néel-type skyrmion, the spins rotate in the radial planes from the core to the periphery. The cross-section of the vortex is also depicted in both cases.

Spin patterns in the magnetic phases of GaV₄S₈.