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A direct three-dimensional minimization of the standard energy functional shows that in thin films of cubic helimagnets chiral skyrmions are modulated along three spatial directions. The structure of such 3D skyrmions can be thought of as a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-04-08 F. N. Rybakov , A. B. Borisov , A. N. Bogdanov

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

We demonstrate that topological-chiral magnetic interactions can play a key role for magnetic ground states in ultrathin films at surfaces. Based on density functional theory we show that significant chiral-chiral interactions occur in…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-11-16 Soumyajyoti Haldar , Sebastian Meyer , André Kubetzka , Stefan Heinze

We model the stabilization of clusters and lattices of cuboidal particles with long-ranged magnetic dipolar and short-ranged surface interactions. Two realistic systems were considered: one with magnetization orientated in the [001]…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-09-09 Igor Stankovic , Luis Lizardi , Carlos Garcia

Chiral magnetic textures in ultrathin perpendicularly magnetised multilayer film stacks with an interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction have been the focus of much research recently. The chirality associated with the broken inversion…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-01-01 K. Fallon , S. McVitie , W. Legrand , F. Ajejas , D. Maccariello , S. Collin , V. Cros , N. Reyren

Nanomagnets form the building blocks for a gamut of miniaturized energy-efficient devices including data storage, memory, wave-based computing, sensors and biomedical devices. They also offer a span of exotic phenomena and stern challenges.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-02 Anjan Barman , Sucheta Mondal , Sourav Sahoo , Anulekha De

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

The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals magnetic materials and their heterostructures provided an exciting platform for emerging phenomena with intriguing implications in information technology. Here, based on a multiscale…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-06-02 Nihad Abuawwad , Manuel dos Santos Dias , Hazem Abusara , Samir Lounis

Since the discovery of ferromagnetic two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) crystals, significant interest on such 2D magnets has emerged, inspired by their appealing properties and integration with other 2D family for unique…

Chiral magnetic interactions induce complex spin textures including helical and conical spin waves, as well as particle-like objects such as magnetic skyrmions and merons. These spin textures are the basis for innovative device paradigms…

Despite a clear demonstration of bistability in spin-crossover (SCO) materials, the absence of long-range magnetic order and poor electrical conductivity limit their prospect in spintronic and nanoelectronic applications. Intending to…

Ferroelectric topological objects (e.g. vortices, skyrmions) provide a fertile ground for exploring emerging physical properties that could potentially be utilized in future configurable nanoelectronic devices. Here, we demonstrate…

Three-dimensional (3D) topological spin textures emerge as promising quasi-particles for encoding information in future spintronic devices. The third dimension provides more malleability regarding their magnetic properties as well as more…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 Matthieu Grelier , Florian Godel , Aymeric Vecchiola , Sophie Collin , Karim Bouzehouane , Albert Fert , Vincent Cros , Nicolas Reyren

Some of the synthesis methods and physical properties of iron-oxide based magnetic nanoparticles such as Fe3-xO4 and CoxFe3-xO4 are reviewed because of their interest in health, environmental applications, and ultra-high-density magnetic…

Strongly interacting electrons in layered materials give rise to a plethora of emergent phenomena, such as unconventional superconductivity. heavy fermions, and spin textures with non-trivial topology. Similar effects can also be observed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-23 Soroush Arabi , Taner Esat , Aizhan Sabitova , Yuqi Wang , Hovan Lee , Cedric Weber , Klaus Kern , F. Stefan Tautz , Ruslan Temirov , Markus Ternes

The geometric shape, symmetry, and topology of colloidal particles often allow for controlling colloidal phase behavior and physical properties of these soft matter systems. In liquid crystalline dispersions, colloidal particles with low…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-10-14 Ye Yuan , Ivan I. Smalyukh

The spontaneous formation of double helices for filaments under torsion is common and significant. For example, the research on the supercoiling of DNA is helpful for understanding the replication and transcription of DNA. Similar double…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-12-09 Hongyuan Li , Shumin Zhao , Minggang Xia , Siyu He , Qifan Yang , Yuming Yan , Hanqiao Zhao

We demonstrate that nanoconfinement effects and in-plane magnetic anisotropy (IMA) can lead to tilted chiral spin textures in magnetic nanostructures, based on the analysis and simulation of theoretical models of micromagnetism. The tilted…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-25 Wenlei Fu , Haiming Dong , Kai Chang

A superposition of spin helices can yield topological spin textures, such as skyrmion and hedgehog lattices. Based on the analogy with the moir\'e in optics, we study the magnetic and topological properties of such superpositions in a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-05-26 Kotaro Shimizu , Shun Okumura , Yasuyuki Kato , Yukitoshi Motome

We have investigated the confinement of 3-D vortices in specific cases of Type-II ($\kappa = 2$) nano-superconducting devices. The emergent pattern of vortices greatly depends on the orientation of an applied magnetic field (transverse or…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-07-07 Wai Man Wu , Binoy Sobnack , Derek Michael Forrester , Feodor Kusmartsev