Topological properties and dynamics of magnetic skyrmions

N Nagaosa, Y Tokura - Nature nanotechnology, 2013 - nature.com
Magnetic skyrmions are particle-like nanometre-sized spin textures of topological origin
found in several magnetic materials, and are characterized by a long lifetime. Skyrmions …

Statics and dynamics of skyrmions interacting with disorder and nanostructures

C Reichhardt, CJO Reichhardt, MV Milošević - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Magnetic skyrmions are topologically stable nanoscale particlelike objects that were
discovered in 2009. Since that time, intense research interest in the field has led to the …

Direct observation of the skyrmion Hall effect

W Jiang, X Zhang, G Yu, W Zhang, X Wang… - Nature Physics, 2017 - nature.com
The well-known Hall effect describes the transverse deflection of charged particles
(electrons/holes) as a result of the Lorentz force. Similarly, it is intriguing to examine if quasi …

Blowing magnetic skyrmion bubbles

W Jiang, P Upadhyaya, W Zhang, G Yu… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The formation of soap bubbles from thin films is accompanied by topological transitions.
Here we show how a magnetic topological structure, a skyrmion bubble, can be generated …

Skyrmions in magnetic multilayers

W Jiang, G Chen, K Liu, J Zang, SGE Te Velthuis… - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Skyrmion-electronics: An overview and outlook

W Kang, Y Huang, X Zhang, Y Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The well-known empirical phenomenon known as Moore's Law has held true for the past
half century. However, it is beginning to break down, owing to limitations arising from …

Observation of various and spontaneous magnetic skyrmionic bubbles at room temperature in a frustrated kagome magnet with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy

Z Hou, W Ren, B Ding, G Xu, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The quest for materials hosting topologically protected skyrmionic spin textures continues to
be fueled by the promise of novel devices. Although many materials have demonstrated the …

A reversible conversion between a skyrmion and a domain-wall pair in a junction geometry

Y Zhou, M Ezawa - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Skyrmions are expected to be a key component of the next-generation of spintronics: known
as 'skyrmionics'. On the other hand, there is a well-established memory device encoded by a …

Depinning and nonequilibrium dynamic phases of particle assemblies driven over random and ordered substrates: a review

C Reichhardt, CJO Reichhardt - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the depinning and nonequilibrium phases of collectively interacting particle
systems driven over random or periodic substrates. This type of system is relevant to vortices …

Magnon-skyrmion scattering in chiral magnets

C Schütte, M Garst - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
Chiral magnets support topological skyrmion textures due to the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya spin-
orbit interaction. In the presence of a sufficiently large applied magnetic field, such …