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We study the quantum propagation of a Skyrmion in chiral magnetic insulators by generalizing the micromagnetic equations of motion to a finite-temperature path integral formalism, using field theoretic tools. Promoting the center of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-12-05 Christina Psaroudaki , Silas Hoffman , Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

In this review we discuss the latest results concerning development of the machine learning algorithms for characterization of the magnetic skyrmions that are topologically-protected magnetic textures originated from the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-04-06 Vladimir V. Mazurenko , Ilia A. Iakovlev , Oleg M. Sotnikov , Mikhail I. Katsnelson

When the material phases exhibit topological quantum numbers, they host defects protected by the nontrivial topology. Magnetic skyrmions are such ``quantized" objects and although many of them are metals they had been most likely treated in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-05-10 Ryo Makuta , Chisa Hotta

Spin dependent single electron tunneling in a ferromagnetic double junction is investigated theoretically in the limit of incoherent sequential tunneling. The junction consists of a small nonmagnetic metallic grain with discrete energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Michalek , J. Martinek , J. Barnas , B. R. Bulka

We discuss charged topological spin textures in quantum Hall ferromagnets in which the electrons carry a pseudospin as well as the usual spin degree of freedom, as is the case in bilayer GaAs or monolayer graphene samples. We develop a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-12-01 B. Doucot , M. O. Goerbig , P. Lederer , R. Moessner

Magnetic skyrmions have attracted great research interest in recent years due to their exotic physical properties, scientific merit and potential applications in modern technology. Here, we apply a quantum computational method to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-04 Zhaosen Liu , Tiantian Huan , Hou Ian

Magnetic skyrmions are stable topological solitons with complex non-coplanar spin structures. Their nanoscopic size and the low electric currents required to initiate and control their motion has opened a new field of research, skyrmionics,…

Skyrmions are spatially localized magnetic swirls which carry a nonzero integer topological charge. We study crystals of skyrmions in a two-dimensional ferromagnet model with chiral interactions induced by the presence of broken inversion…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-07-22 Sopheak Sorn , Stefan Divic , Arun Paramekanti

Skyrmions are topological magnetic textures, mostly treated classically, studied extensively due to their potential spintronics applications due to their topological stability. However, it remains unclear what physical phenomena…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-07-16 Dhiman Bhowmick , Andreas Haller , Deepak S. Kathyat , Thomas L. Schmidt , Pinaki Sengupta

Scanning tunneling spectroscopy measures how a single electron with definite energy propagates between a sample surface and the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope. In the simplest description, the differential conductance measured is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-07 Mikko M. Ervasti , Fabian Schulz , Peter Liljeroth , Ari Harju

Topological defects play a key role in a variety of physical systems, ranging from high-energy to solid state physics. They yield fascinating emergent phenomena and serve as a bridge between the microspic and macroscopic world. A skyrmion…

Optics · Physics 2018-09-26 S. Tsesses , E. Ostrovsky , K. Cohen , B. Gjonaj , N. Lindner , G. Bartal

Traditionally, skyrmions are treated as continuum magnetic textures of classical spins with a well-defined topological skyrmion number. Owing to their topological protection, skyrmions have attracted great interest as building blocks in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-06-24 Kristian Mæland , Asle Sudbø

The recently realized multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates provide opportunities to explore the rich physics brought about by the spin degrees of freedom. For instance, we can study spin waves and phase separation, macroscopic quantum…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 U. Al Khawaja , H. T. C. Stoof

After a brief introduction to the physics of bulk strange quark matter (SQM) this review focuses on the properties of low baryon number strangelets presently searched for in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion experiments at CERN and Brookhaven.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Jes Madsen

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected spin textures known for their robustness against perturbations. Their topological stability makes them robust information carriers, ideal for tackling a key challenge in quantum computing:…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-19 Haowen Yang , Gerald Bissell , Han Zhong , Peter Van Kirk , Tiger Cao , Pengcheng Lu , Yingying Wu

Quasiparticle interference patterns measured by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) can be used to study the local electronic structure of metal surfaces and high temperature superconductors. Here, we show that even in non-magnetic systems…

Magnetic skyrmions are localized swirls of magnetization with a non-trivial topological winding number. This winding increases their robustness to superparamagnetism and gives rise to a myriad of novel dynamical properties, making them…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Richard Brearton , Gerrit van der Laan , Thorsten Hesjedal

We describe in this short review the influence of discrete symmetries in complex quantum dots on the Kondo co-tunneling through these nano-objects. These discrete symmetries stem from the geometrical structure of the tunneling devices (e.g…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2008-01-22 Yshai Avishai , Konstantin Kikoin

Recently spin textures called skyrmions have been discovered in certain chiral magnetic materials without spatial inversion symmetry, and have attracted enormous attention due to their promising application in spintronics since only a low…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-06-18 Shi-Zeng Lin , Charles Reichhardt , Cristian D. Batista , Avadh Saxena

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically wound nanoscale textures of spins whose ambient stability and electrical manipulation in multilayer films have led to an explosion of research activities. While past efforts focused predominantly on…