Optical skyrmions and other topological quasiparticles of light

Y Shen, Q Zhang, P Shi, L Du, X Yuan, AV Zayats - Nature Photonics, 2024‏ - nature.com
Skyrmions are topologically stable quasiparticles that have been predicted and
demonstrated in quantum fields, solid-state physics and magnetic materials, but only …

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 …

Skyrmion qubits: A new class of quantum logic elements based on nanoscale magnetization

C Psaroudaki, C Panagopoulos - Physical Review Letters, 2021‏ - APS
We introduce a new class of primitive building blocks for realizing quantum logic elements
based on nanoscale magnetization textures called skyrmions. In a skyrmion qubit …

Brownian reservoir computing realized using geometrically confined skyrmion dynamics

K Raab, MA Brems, G Beneke, T Dohi, J Rothörl… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Reservoir computing (RC) has been considered as one of the key computational principles
beyond von-Neumann computing. Magnetic skyrmions, topological particle-like spin textures …

Functional soft materials from blue phase liquid crystals

K Bagchi, T Emeršič, JA Martínez-González… - Science …, 2023‏ - science.org
Blue phase (BP) liquid crystals are chiral fluids wherein millions of molecules self-assemble
into cubic lattices that are on the order of hundred nanometers. As the unit cell sizes of BPs …

Room‐Temperature Magnetic Skyrmions and Large Topological Hall Effect in Chromium Telluride Engineered by Self‐Intercalation

C Zhang, C Liu, J Zhang, Y Yuan, Y Wen… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Room‐temperature magnetic skyrmion materials exhibiting robust topological Hall effect
(THE) are crucial for novel nano‐spintronic devices. However, such skyrmion‐hosting …

Disorder-induced topological state transition in the optical skyrmion family

C Liu, S Zhang, SA Maier, H Ren - Physical Review Letters, 2022‏ - APS
Skyrmions endowed with topological protection have been extensively investigated in
various platforms including magnetics, ferroelectrics, and liquid crystals, stimulating …

Hopfions, heliknotons, skyrmions, torons and both abelian and nonabelian vortices in chiral liquid crystals

JS Wu, II Smalyukh - Liquid Crystals Reviews, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Widely known for their uses in displays and electro-optics, liquid crystals are more than just
technological marvels. They vividly reveal the topology and structure of various solitonic and …

Optical skyrmions from metafibers with subwavelength features

T He, Y Meng, L Wang, H Zhong… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Optical skyrmions are an emerging class of structured light with sophisticated particle-like
topologies with great potential for revolutionizing modern informatics. However, the current …

Reversible transformation between isolated skyrmions and bimerons

K Ohara, X Zhang, Y Chen, S Kato, J **a, M Ezawa… - Nano Letters, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Skyrmions and bimerons are versatile topological spin textures that can be used as
information bits for both classical and quantum computing. The transformation between …