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Magnetic skyrmions hold promise for spintronic devices. To explore the dynamical properties of skyrmions in devices, a nanoscale method to image spin textures in response to a stimulus is essential. Here, we apply a technique for operando…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 Albert M. Park , Zhen Chen , Xiyue S. Zhang , Lijun Zhu , David A. Muller , Gregory D. Fuchs

Controlled movement of nano-scale stable magnetic objects has been proposed as the foundation for a new generation of magnetic storage devices. Magnetic skyrmions, vortex-like spin textures stabilized by their topology are particularly…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-11-27 Yongkang Luo , Shizeng Lin , M. Leroux , N. Wakeham , D. M. Fobes , E. D. Bauer , J. B. Betts , J. D. Thompson , A. Migliori , M. Janoschek , Boris Maiorov

Magnetic skyrmions are particle-like chiral spin textures found in a magnetic film with out-of-planeanisotropy and are considered to be potential candidates as information carriers in next generationdata storage devices. Despite intense…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 S. Saha , M. Zelent , S. Finizio , M. Mruczkiewicz , S. Tacchi , A. K. Suszka , S. Wintz , N. S. Bingham , J. Raabe , M. Krawczyk , L. J. Heyderman

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…

The recently observed plasmonic skyrmions, as electromagnetic counterparts of topologically stable quasiparticles, hold significant promise as novel carriers for robust information transfer and manipulation of nontrivial light-matter…

We show that skyrmions on the surface of a magnetic topological insulator may experience an attractive interaction that leads to the formation of a skyrmion-skyrmion bound state. This is in contrast to the case of skyrmions in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-13 Kunal L. Tiwari , J. Lavoie , T. Pereg-Barnea , W. A. Coish

Skyrmion-containing devices have been proposed as a promising solution for low energy data storage. These devices include racetrack or logic structures and require skyrmions to be confined in regions with dimensions comparable to the size…

The interlayer exchange coupling (IEC) of two local moment ferromagnetic layers separated by a non-magnetic spacer layer (M/N/M multilayer) is studied using the modified RKKY method along with the s-f model. The IEC exhibits oscillatory…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Mathi Jaya , M. C. Valsakumar , W. Nolting

Magnetic skyrmions are localized magnetic structures that retain their shape and stability over time, thanks to their topological nature. Recent theoretical and experimental progress has laid the groundwork for understanding magnetic…

Magnetic skyrmions, which are topologically distinct magnetic spin textures, are gaining increased attention for their unique physical properties and potential applications in spintronic devices. Here we present a design strategy for…

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

Skyrmions and antiskyrmions are topologically protected spin structures with opposite topological charge. Particularly in coexisting phases, these two types of magnetic quasi-particles may show fascinating physics and potential for…

Skyrmions are spin-swirling textures hosting wonderful properties with potential implications in information technology. Such magnetic particles carry a magnetization, whose amplitude is crucial to establish them as robust magnetic bits,…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-12 Imara Lima Fernandes , Samir Lounis

Writing, erasing and computing are three fundamental operations required by any working electronic devices. Magnetic skyrmions could be basic bits in promising in emerging topological spintronic devices. In particular, skyrmions in chiral…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-06 Weiwei Wang , Dongsheng Song , Wensen Wei , Pengfei Nan , Shilei Zhang , Binghui Ge , Mingliang Tian , Jiadong Zang , Haifeng Du

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically-protected spin textures existing in helimagentic materials, which can be utilized as information carriers for non-volatile memories and logic circuits in spintronics. Searching simple and controllable…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 Ya-qing Zheng , Yong Wang

Spin eigenexcitations of skyrmions and related chiral magnetic textures have attracted considerable interest over the recent years owing to their strong potential for applications in information processing and microwave devices. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-13 Martin Lonsky , Axel Hoffmann

The evolution of skyrmion crystal encapsulates skyrmion critical behaviors, such as nucleation, deformation and annihilation. Here, we achieve a tunable evolution of artificial skyrmion crystal in nanostructured synthetic antiferromagnet…

Skyrmion qubits are a new highly promising logic element for quantum information processing. However, their scalability to multiple interacting qubits remains challenging. We propose a hybrid quantum setup with skyrmion qubits strongly…

Magnetic skyrmions are nanoscale spin structures recently discovered at room temperature (RT) in multilayer films. Employing their novel topological properties towards exciting technological prospects requires a mechanistic understanding of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-13 Bhartendu Satywali , Fusheng Ma , Shikun He , M. Raju , Volodymyr P. Kravchuk , Markus Garst , Anjan Soumyanarayanan , C. Panagopoulos

Skyrmions have attracted rapidly growing interest due to their topological properties and unique aspects for potential novel applications such as data storage and soft robotics. They can also serve as key elements for materials by design,…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-01-20 Ayhan Duzgun , Avadh Saxena , Jonathan V. Selinger