Magnetism and N\'{e}el skyrmion dynamics in GaV$_{4}$S$_{8-y}$Se$_{y}$

We present an investigation of the influence of low-levels of chemical substitution on the magnetic ground state and N\'{e}el skyrmion lattice (SkL) state in GaV$_4$S$_{8-y}$Se$_y$, where $y =0, 0.1, 7.9$, and $8$. Muon-spin spectroscopy ($\mu$SR) measurements on $y=0$ and $0.1$ materials reveal the magnetic ground state consists of microscopically coexisting incommensurate cycloidal and ferromagnetic environments, while chemical substitution leads to the growth of localized regions of increased spin density. $\mu$SR measurements of emergent low-frequency skyrmion dynamics show that the SkL exists under low-levels of substitution at both ends of the series. Skyrmionic excitations persist to temperatures below the equilibrium SkL in substituted samples, suggesting the presence of skyrmion precursors over a wide range of temperatures.