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Single crystals of quasi-2D chromium telluride system represented by Cr1+xTe2 (x = 0.22), which crystallizes in the trigonal structure with the c-axis as the growth direction, are synthesized by the flux method. The magnetization…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-21 Gayathri V , Sathishkumar M , Sandip Kumar Kuila , Vikash Kumar , Abhidev B , Reshna Elsa Philip , Partha Pratim Jana , Soham Manni

Magnetic skyrmions are vortex-like topological spin textures often observed to form a triangular-lattice skyrmion crystal in structurally chiral magnets with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Recently $\beta$-Mn structure-type Co-Zn-Mn…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-03-03 K. Karube , J. S. White , D. Morikawa , C. D. Dewhurst , R. Cubitt , A. Kikkawa , X. Z. Yu , Y. Tokunaga , T. Arima , H. M. Rønnow , Y. Tokura , Y. Taguchi

Skyrmions, topologically non-trivial localized spin structures, are fertile ground for exploring emergent phenomena in condensed matter physics and next-generation magnetic-memory technologies. Although magnetics and optics readily lend…

Skyrmions -- topologically nontrivial magnetic quasi-particles -- can emerge in two-dimensional chiral magnets due to moderate or high strength of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction. In this work, we show that the inclusion of weak…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-24 M. Mohylna , F. A. Gómez Albarracín , M. Žukovič , H. Diego Rosales

Magnetic skyrmions are fascinating topological particle-like textures promoted by a trade-off among interfacial properties (perpendicular anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI)) and dipolar interactions. Depending on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-05-17 R. Tomasello , Z. Wang , E. Raimondo , S. Je , M. Im , M. Carpentieri , W. Jiang , G. Finocchio

The investigation of twist engineering in easy-axis magnetic systems has revealed the remarkable potential for generating topological spin textures, such as magnetic skyrmions. Here, by implementing twist engineering in easy-plane magnets,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-20 Kyoung-Min Kim , Gyungchoon Go , Moon Jip Park , Se Kwon Kim

Skyrmions are topologically protected non-collinear magnetic structures. Their stability and dynamics, arising from their topological character, have made them ideal information carriers e.g. in racetrack memories. The success of such a…

Magnetic skyrmions are particle-like topological excitations that recently generated much interest as candidates for future spintronic devices based on skyrmion small size, enhanced topological stability, and/or mutual interaction. Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-28 Thomas T. J. Mutter , Andrey O. Leonov , Katsuya Inoue

While chiral magnets, metal-based magnetic multilayers, or Heusler compounds have been considered as the material workhorses in the field of skyrmionics, oxides are now emerging as promising alternatives, as they host special correlations…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-02-15 Zhi Shiuh Lim , Hariom Jani , T. Venkatesan , A. Ariando

Ferromagnets crystallizing in structures described by chiral cubic space groups, including compounds with the B20 or $\beta$-Mn structures, are known to host long-period chiral spin textures such as skyrmion lattices. These spin textures…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-26 Linus Kautzsch , Joshua D. Bocarsly , Claudia Felser , Stephen D. Wilson , Ram Seshadri

Topologically secure spin configurations, such as skyrmions and bimerons, offer a compelling alternative to conventional magnetic domains, potentially enabling high-density, low-power spintronic devices. These pseudo-particles,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-14 Martín Latorre , Joaquín Barra , Juan Pablo Vera , Joaquín Martinez , Mario Castro , Sebastián Allende , Alvaro S. Nunez

We theoretically investigate the origin of the square-type skyrmion crystal in centrosymmetric itinerant magnets, motivated from the recent experimental finding in GdRu$_2$Si$_2$ [N. D. Khanh $\mathit{et}$ $\mathit{al.}$, Nat. Nanotech.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-01-27 Satoru Hayami , Yukitoshi Motome

A stable skyrmion, representing the smallest realizable magnetic texture, could be an ideal element for ultra-dense magnetic memories. Here, we review recent progress in the field of skyrmionics, which is concerned with studies of tiny…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-01 Alexey A. Kovalev , Shane Sandhoefner

Magnetic skyrmions are hailed as a potential technology for data storage and other data processing devices. However, their stability against thermal fluctuations is an open question that must be answered before skyrmion-based devices can be…

Magnetic skyrmions, topologically stable spin textures, have attracted significant interest due to their potential applications in information storage and processing. They are typically stabilized by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-05 A. Vela Wac , F. A. Gómez Albarracín , D. C. Cabra

Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is the primary mechanism for realizing real-space chiral spin textures, which are regarded as key components for the next-generation spintronics. However, DMI arises from a perturbation term of the…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-10-12 Fan Zhang , Xueao Li , Yabei Wu , Xiaolong Wang , Jijun Zhao , Weiwei Gao

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

Topological spin textures such as skyrmions hold high potential for use as magnetically active elements in diverse near-future applications. While skyrmions in metallic multilayers attract great attention in this context, unleashing the…

Increasing amounts of information force the continuous improvement of information storage and processing technologies, further device miniaturization, and their efficiency increase. Magnetic skyrmions, topological quasiparticles, and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-13 Mateusz Zelent , Mathieu Moalic , Michal Mruczkiewicz , Xiaoguang Li , Yan Zhou , Maciej Krawczyk

Topological quasiparticles, including skyrmions and merons, are topological textures with sophisticated vectorial structures that can be used for high-density information storage, precision metrology, position sensing, etc. Here, we…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-03 Zhe Shen , Sen Lu , Xiong Xiong