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 …

Aspects of topological superconductivity in 2D systems: noncollinear magnetism, skyrmions, and higher-order topology

AO Zlotnikov, MS Shustin, AD Fedoseev - Journal of Superconductivity …, 2021 - Springer
The review is aimed at highlighting the aspects of topological superconductivity in the
absence of spin–orbit interaction in two-dimensional systems with long-range noncollinear …

Topological superconductivity mediated by skyrmionic magnons

K Mæland, A Sudbø - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Topological superconductors are associated with the appearance of Majorana bound states,
with promising applications in topologically protected quantum computing. In this Letter, we …

Skyrmion qubits: Challenges for future quantum computing applications

C Psaroudaki, E Peraticos, C Panagopoulos - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic nano-skyrmions develop quantized helicity excitations, and the quantum tunneling
between nano-skyrmions possessing distinct helicities is indicative of the quantum nature of …

Field-free superconducting diode in a magnetically nanostructured superconductor

J Jiang, MV Milošević, YL Wang, ZL Xiao… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
A strong superconducting diode effect (SDE) is revealed in a thin superconducting film
periodically nanostructured with magnetic dots. The SDE is caused by the current-activated …

Steering Majorana braiding via skyrmion-vortex pairs: A scalable platform

J Nothhelfer, SA Díaz, S Kessler, T Meng, M Rizzi… - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Majorana zero modes are quasiparticles that hold promise as building blocks for topological
quantum computing. However, the litmus test for their detection, the observation of exotic …

Topological superconductivity mediated by magnons of helical magnetic states

K Mæland, S Abnar, J Benestad, A Sudbø - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We recently showed that spin fluctuations of noncoplanar magnetic states can induce
topological superconductivity in an adjacent normal metal [Mæland, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130 …

Majorana bound states with chiral magnetic textures

U Güngördü, AA Kovalev - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The aim of this Tutorial is to give a pedagogical introduction into realizations of Majorana
fermions, usually termed as Majorana bound states (MBSs), in condensed matter systems …

Interaction of a Néel-type skyrmion with a superconducting vortex

ES Andriyakhina, IS Burmistrov - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Superconductor-ferromagnet heterostructures hosting vortices and skyrmions are a new
area of the interplay between superconductivity and magnetism. We study the interaction of …

[HTML][HTML] Materials challenges for SrRuO3: From conventional to quantum electronics

M Cuoco, A Di Bernardo - APL Materials, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The need for faster and more miniaturized electronics is challenging scientists to develop
novel forms of electronics based on quantum degrees of freedom different from electron …