Magnetic skyrmions are small swirling topological defects in the magnetization texture. Their
stabilization and dynamics depend strongly on their topological properties. In most cases …

The field of spintronics has attracted tremendous attention recently owing to its ability to offer
a solution for the present-day problem of increased power dissipation in electronic circuits …

In this topical review, we will discuss recent advances in the field of skyrmionics
(fundamental and applied aspects) mainly focusing on skyrmions that can be realized in thin …

Symmetry breaking together with strong spin–orbit interaction gives rise to many exciting
phenomena within condensed matter physics. A recent example is the existence of chiral …

Topological insulators (TIs) provide intriguing prospects for the future of spintronics due to
their large spin–orbit coupling and dissipationless, counter‐propagating conduction …

Magnetic skyrmions are promising information carriers for dense and energy‐efficient
information storage owing to their small size, low driving‐current density, and topological …

A storage scheme based on racetrack memory, where the information can be coded in a
domain or a skyrmion, seems to be an alternative to conventional hard disk drive for high …

Understanding the physical properties of magnetic skyrmions is important for fundamental
research with the aim to develop new spintronic device paradigms where both logic and …

Magnetic skyrmions are chiral quasiparticles that show promise for storage of information. At
present, the achievable skyrmion density (ηSk) is generally low (10–20 μm–2) because of …

Solitons are very promising for the design of the next generation of ultralow power devices
for storage and computation. The key ingredient to achieving this goal is the fundamental …