Unidirectional anisotropy in cubic FeGe with antisymmetric spin-spin-coupling.

We report strong unidirectional anisotropy in bulk polycrystalline B20 FeGe measured by ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Bulk and micron-sized samples were produced and analytically characterized. FeGe is a B20 compound with inherent Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Lorenz microscopy confirms a skyrmion lattice at $190 ; text{K}$ in a magnetic field of 150 mT. Ferromagnetic resonance was measured at $276 ; text{K} pm 1 ; text{K}$, near the Curie temperature. Two resonance modes were observed, both exhibit a unidirectional anisotropy of $K=1153 ; text{J/m}^3 pm 10 ; text{J/m}^3$ in the primary, and $K=28 ; text{J/m}^3 pm 2 ; text{J/m}^3$ in the secondary mode, previously unknown in bulk ferromagnets. Additionally, about 25 standing spin wave modes are observed inside a micron-sized FeGe wedge, measured at room temperature ($sim ; 293$ K). These modes also exhibit unidirectional anisotropy.