Fig. 2

Evolution of stripe and skyrmion phase: Azimuthal variation of scattered intensity for different field values at (a) 196 K and (b) 225 K. The black dotted arrows show the position of stripe and skyrmion peaks. c, d Enlarged image of the diffraction spot for disordered stripes and ordered stripes, respectively. e Contour plot of angular full width half maximum (FWHM) of the stripe diffraction spot along the azimuthal direction as a function of field and temperature. Color bar represents the FWHM of the diffraction spot. The FWHM is related to degree of disorder of the stripe domains. The panel inset shows representative diffraction pattern as the temperature is changed. Clear evolution from a broad pattern to a strong diffraction peak is evident