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Three-dimensional topological spin textures have attracted growing interest due to their rich geometry and potential for functional magnetic phenomena. In this work, we propose the concept of symmetry-transforming magnetic models as a novel…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-19 Sandra C Shaju , Maria Azhar , Karin Everschor-Sitte

Hopfions are three-dimensional (3D) topological textures characterized by the integer Hopf invariant $Q_H$. Here, we present the realization of a zero--field, stable hopfion spin texture in a magnetic system consisting of a chiral magnet…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 Yizhou Liu , Roger Lake , Jiadong Zang

Three-dimensional (3D) magnetic textures attract great attention from researchers due to their fascinating structures and dynamic behaviors. Magnetic hopfion is a prominent example of 3D magnetic textures. Here, we numerically study the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-05-23 Shuang Li , Jing Xia , Laichuan Shen , Xichao Zhang , Motohiko Ezawa , Yan Zhou

Topological magnetic textures have attracted considerable interest since they exhibit new properties and might be useful in information technology. Magnetic hopfions are three-dimensional (3D) spatial variations in the magnetization with a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-12 X. S. Wang , A. Qaiumzadeh , A. Brataas

Topological particle-like excitations such as skyrmions and hopfions offer rich opportunities for spintronic and photonic applications. While skyrmions have been extensively studied, the stabilization mechanisms and phase behavior of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 Andrey O. Leonov , Takayuki Shigenaga

We present micromagnetic simulations on resonant spin wave modes of magnetic Hopfions up to 15 GHz driven by external magnetic fields. A sharp transition is found around 32 mT coinciding with a transition from Hopfions to magnetic torons.…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-01-05 D. Raftrey , P. Fischer

Hopfions--three-dimensional topological solitons with knotted spin texture--have recently garnered attention in topological magnetism due to their unique topology characterized by the Hopf number $H$, a topological invariant derived from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 Shoya Kasai , Shun Okumura , Yukitoshi Motome

Topological spin configurations, such as soliton-like spin texture and Dirac electron assemblies, have emerged in recent years in both fundamental science and technological applications. Achieving stable topological spin textures at…

Magnetic hopfions in chiral magnets are topological solitons, localized in three dimensions. But is their localization strong? To address this question we derive an asymptotic expansion for the isolated hopfion's spatial profile. It becomes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Konstantin L. Metlov , Maksim M. Gordei

Magnetic hopfion is three-dimensional (3D) topological soliton with novel spin structure that would enable exotic dynamics. Here we study the current driven 3D dynamics of a magnetic hopfion with unit Hopf index in a frustrated magnet.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-01 Yizhou Liu , Wentao Hou , Xiufeng Han , Jiadong Zang

This work discusses the rich phase diagram of non-trivial chiral spin textures in confined ferromagnetic/heavy-metal (FM/HM) bilayer nanomagnets of circular cross-section. These spin textures are realized as a minimum-energy ground state…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Nimisha Arora , Yogesh Kumar , Pintu Das

Topological magnetic structures, such as Hopfions, are central to three-dimensional magnetism, but their characterization in complex geometries remains challenging. We introduce a robust finite-element method for calculating the Hopf index…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-13 Louis Gallard , Riccardo Hertel

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected chiral spin textures which present opportunities for next-generation magnetic data storage and logic information technologies. The topology of these structures originates in the geometric…

A magnetic Hopfion is a three-dimensional topological soliton that consists of a closed loop of a twisted magnetic Skyrmion string. The results of numerical simulations are presented that demonstrate the existence of a stable Hopfion in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-29 Paul Sutcliffe

Topological spin textures exhibit a hierarchical nature. For instance, magnetic skyrmions, which possess a particle-like nature, can aggregate to form superstructures such as skyrmion strings and skyrmion lattices. Magnetic hopfions are…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-11-04 Shoya Kasai , Kotaro Shimizu , Shun Okumura , Yasuyuki Kato , Yukitoshi Motome

We report a theoretical study of the localized spatial magnetization configuration, which is a confined spin configuration of the target skyrmion/hopfion type in an antiferromagnet with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and then we solve…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-30 Victor S. Gerasimchuk , Yuri I. Gorobets , Oksana Yu. Gorobets , Igor V. Gerasimchuk

Nanoscale topologically non-trivial magnetization configurations generate significant interest due to both the fundamental properties of their knotted structures and their potential applications in ultra-efficient computing devices. While…

Three-dimensional magnetic textures, such as Hopfions, torons, and skyrmion tubes, possess rich geometric and topological structure, but their detailed energetics, deformation modes, and collective behavior are yet to be fully understood.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-19 Jacob Mankenberg , Artem Abanov

Knots and links play a crucial role in understanding topology and discreteness in nature. In magnetic systems, twisted, knotted and braided vortex tubes manifest as Skyrmions, Hopfions, or screw dislocations. These complex textures are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-12 Maria Azhar , Sandra C. Shaju , Ross Knapman , Alessandro Pignedoli , Karin Everschor-Sitte

Magnetic hopfions are string-like three-dimensional topological solitons, characterised by the Hopf invariant. They serve as a fundamental prototype for three-dimensional magnetic quasi-particles and are an inspiration for novel device…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-15 Moritz Sallermann , Hannes Jónsson , Stefan Blügel
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