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Skyrmions and domain walls are typical spin textures of significant technological relevance to magnetic memory and logic applications, where they are used as carriers of information. The unique topology of skyrmions makes them to display…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-08 Xiangjun Xing , Philip W. T. Pong , Yan Zhou

Micromagnetic simulations have been performed to investigate the controllability of the skyrmion position in antiferromagnetic nanotracks with their magnetic properties modified spatially. In this study we have modeled magnetic defects as…

Integrating topologically stabilized magnetic textures such as skyrmions as nanoscale information carriers into future technologies requires the reliable control by electric currents. Here, we uncover that the relevant skyrmion Hall effect,…

The interesting physics and potential memory technologies resulting from topologically protected spin textures such as skyrmions, has prompted efforts to discover new material systems that can host these kind of magnetic structures. Here we…

Of the new types of cryoelectronic devices under development, including phase shifters, giant magnetoresistance switches, diodes, transistors, and memory cells, some are based on hybrid superconductor-normal metal or…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-07 L. S. Uspenskaya , S. V. Egorov

Magnetic skyrmions are topological spin textures promising for future high-density and nonvolatile memory. It is crucial to understand the current-driven skyrmion dynamics in the presence of deformation, of which an analytical model,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-13 Zehan Chen , Xichao Zhang , Yan Zhou , Qiming Shao

Changes in strain can be used to modify electronic and magnetic properties in crystal structures, to manipulate nanoparticles and cells, or to control chemical reactions. The magneto-elastic (ME) effect--the change of magnetic properties…

The study of skyrmion/antiskyrmion motion in magnetic materials is very important in particular for the spintronics applications. In this work, we study the dynamics of isolated skyrmions and antiskyrmions in frustrated magnets driven by…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-05-16 J. J. Liang , J. H. Yu , J. Chen , M. H. Qin , M. Zeng , X. B. Lu , X. S. Gao , J. M. Liu

Using \textit{ab initio} methodology, we reveal a strain-mediated approach to precisely tune the magnetoelectric coupling and spin-driven emergent polarization of NiX$_2$ (X = I, Br) monolayers. In the absence of strain, these systems…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-09-17 Ali Ghojavand , Cem Sevik , Milorad V. Milošević

Skyrmions as well as skyrmion bags in magnetic thin films are promising candidates for future high-density memory devices. The observation of skyrmion bags in liquid crystals and their predicted existence in ferromagnetic films has sparked…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-11-28 Naim Ahmad , Chirag Kalouni , Abhay Singh Rajawat , Waseem Akhtar

Magnetic solitons are promising for applications due to their intrinsic properties such as small size, topological stability, ultralow power manipulation and potentially ultrafast operations. To date, research has focused on the…

In this article we use chiral domain walls to manipulate and trap magnetic skyrmion quasi-particles in chiral magnetic materials such as ultrathin Co/Pt films. The magnetic skyrmions can be orientated such that their interaction with domain…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-14 Paul Leask

Magnetic skyrmions have garnered attention for their potential roles in spintronic applications, such as information carriers in computation, data storage, and nano-oscillators due to their small size, topological stability, and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-20 Rajgowrav Cheenikundil , Zhiwei Lu , Manuel Pereiro , Anna Delin , Danny Thonig

The competition between spin-orbit coupling, bandwidth ($W$) and electron-electron interaction ($U$) makes iridates highly susceptible to small external perturbations, which can trigger the onset of novel types of electronic and magnetic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-03-15 Bongjae Kim , Peitao Liu , Cesare Franchini

In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing non-collinear antiferromagnets (NCAFMs) for applications in antiferromagnetic spintronics. A key requirement for their practical use is the ability to control the spin order in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-18 Mithuss Tharmalingam , Feodor Svetlanov Konomaev , Kjetil M. D. Hals

There has been a plethora of studies on domain wall dynamics in magnetic nanostrips, mainly because of its versatile non-linear physics and potential applications in data storage devices. However, most of the studies focus on out-of-plane…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-27 Zhoujian Sun , Panpan Fang , Xinwei Shi , X. S. Wang , Fuxiang Li

This paper explores the energy landscape of ferromagnetic multilayer heterostructures that feature magnetic skyrmions -- tiny whirls of spins with non-trivial topology -- in each magnetic layer. Such magnetic heterostructures have been…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-03 N. J. Dubicki , V. V. Slastikov , A. Bernand-Mantel , C. B. Muratov

Magnetic skyrmions are particle-like objects with topologically-protected stability which can be set into motion with an applied current. Using a particle-based model we simulate current-driven magnetic skyrmions interacting with random…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-08-09 Sebastian A. Diaz , C. J. O. Reichhardt , Daniel P. Arovas , Avadh Saxena , C. Reichhardt

In 2016, the Global Burden of Disease reported that neurological disorders were the principal cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and the second leading cause of deaths. Research in the last decade has pushed neuroscience to…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-10-08 Renata Saha , Kai Wu , Diqing Su , Jian-Ping Wang

Domain walls are the transition regions between two magnetic domains. These objects have been very relevant during the last decade, not only due to their intrinsic interest in the development of novel spintronics devices but also because of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-19 Oscar Alejos , Víctor Raposo , Eduardo Martínez