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We construct a variety of novel localized states with distinct topological structures in the 3D discrete nonlinear Schr{\"{o}}dinger equation. The states can be created in Bose-Einstein condensates trapped in strong optical lattices, and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-12-10 R. Carretero-Gonzalez , P. G. Kevrekidis , B. A. Malomed , D. J. Frantzeskakis

It is spatial dispersion which is exclusively responsible for the emergence of exchange interaction and magnetic ordering. In contrast, magneto-crystalline anisotropy present in any realistic material brings in a certain non-linearity to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-12 Konstantinos Koumpouras , Anders Bergman , Olle Eriksson , Dmitry Yudin

Symmetry breaking together with strong spin-orbit interaction give rise to many exciting phenomena within condensed matter physics. A recent example is the existence of chiral spin textures, which are observed in magnetic systems lacking…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-26 Wanjun Jiang , Gong Chen , Kai Liu , Jiadong Zang , Suzanne G. E. te Velthuis , Axel Hoffmann

We study a robust topological transport carried by vortices in a thin film of an easy-plane ferromagnetic insulator between two metal contacts. A vortex, which is a nonlocal topological spin texture in two-dimensional magnets, exhibits some…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-10 Ji Zou , Se Kwon Kim , Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

In numerous functional materials, such as steels, ferroelectrics and magnets, new functionalities can be achieved through the engineering of the domain structures, which are associated with the ordering of certain parameters within the…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-03-10 Fei-Ting Huang , Sang-Wook Cheong

Topological insulators and skyrmion-hosting, chiral magnetic multilayers are two well-explored areas of modern condensed matter physics, each offering unique advantages for spintronics applications. In this paper, we demonstrate the…

Skyrmions are topological structures characterized by a winding vectorial configuration that provides a quantized topological charge. In magnetic materials, skyrmions are localized spin textures that exhibit unique stability and mobility…

Optics · Physics 2024-02-28 Xingyu Yang , Ye Mou , Bruno Gallas , Sébastien Bidault , Mathieu Mivelle

Fermi liquid theory provides a remarkably powerful framework for the description of the conduction electrons in metals and their ordering phenomena, such as superconductivity, ferromagnetism, and spin- and charge-density-wave order. A…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-04-17 R. Ritz , M. Halder , M. Wagner , C. Franz , A. Bauer , C. Pfleiderer

Electric field control of magnetic structures, particularly topological defects in magnetoelectric materials, draws a great attention in recent years, which has led to experimental success in creation and manipulation by electric field of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-05-24 P. I. Karpov , S. I. Mukhin

We observe metastable localized spin configurations with topological charges ranging from $Q=-3$ to $Q=2$ in a (Pt$_{0.95}$Ir$_{0.05}$)/Fe bilayer on Pd$(111)$ surface by performing spin dynamics simulations, using a classical Hamiltonian…

The ability to control matter at the atomic scale has revolutionized our understanding of the physical world, opening doors to unprecedented technological advancements. Quantum technology, which harnesses the unique principles of quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-03 Amal Aldarawsheh , Samir Lounis

Skyrmions are emerging topological spin structures that are potentially revolutionary for future data storage and spintronics applications. The existence and stability of skyrmions in magnetic materials is usually associated to the presence…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-14 R. L. Novak , F. Garcia , E. R. P. Novais , J. P. Sinnecker , A. P. Guimarães

In oxide heterostructures, different materials are integrated into a single artificial crystal, resulting in a breaking of inversion-symmetry across the heterointerfaces. A notable example is the interface between polar and non-polar…

The moir\'e engineering of two-dimensional magnets opens unprecedented opportunities to design novel magnetic states with promises for spintronic device applications. The possibility of stabilizing skyrmions in these materials without…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-08-03 Doried Ghader , Bilal Jabakhanji , Alessandro Stroppa

Being ubiquitous, solitons have particle-like properties, exhibiting behaviour often associated with atoms. Bound solitons emulate dynamics of molecules, though solitonic analogues of polymeric materials have not been considered yet. Here…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2023-08-16 Hanqing Zhao , Boris A. Malomed , Ivan I. Smalyukh

Nonlinear topological photonics is an emerging field aiming at extending the fascinating properties of topological states to the realm where interactions between the system constituents cannot be neglected. Interactions can indeed trigger…

In this review, we discuss recent progress in the explorations of topological materials beyond topological insulators; specifically, we focus on topological crystalline insulators and bulk topological superconductors. The basic concepts,…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-01-12 Yoichi Ando , Liang Fu

Polarization singularities and topological polarization structures are generic features of inhomogeneous vector wave fields of any nature. However, their experimental studies mostly remain restricted to optical waves. Here we report…

The review is aimed at highlighting the aspects of topological superconductivity in the absence of spin-orbit interaction in two-dimensional systems with long-range non-collinear spin ordering or magnetic skyrmions. Another purpose is to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-10-22 A. O. Zlotnikov , M. S. Shustin , A. D. Fedoseev

Skyrmions are topological defects belonging to nontrivial homotopy classes in particle theory. Their remarkably stable topology has recently been observed in electromagnetic waves. For the evanescent fields near a surface, this has been…