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 …

Chirality as generalized spin–orbit interaction in spintronics

T Yu, Z Luo, GEW Bauer - Physics Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Chirality or handedness distinguishes an object from its mirror images, such as the spread
thumb, index finger, and middle finger of the right and left hand. In mathematics, it is …

Magnetic skyrmion bundles and their current-driven dynamics

J Tang, Y Wu, W Wang, L Kong, B Lv, W Wei… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Topological charge Q classifies non-trivial spin textures and determines many of their
characteristics. Most abundant are topological textures with| Q|≤ 1, such as (anti) …

Current-driven dynamics and ratchet effect of skyrmion bubbles in a ferrimagnetic insulator

S Vélez, S Ruiz-Gómez, J Schaab… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetic skyrmions are compact chiral spin textures that exhibit a rich variety of topological
phenomena and hold potential for the development of high-density memory devices and …

Electrical manipulation of skyrmions in a chiral magnet

W Wang, D Song, W Wei, P Nan, S Zhang, B Ge… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Writing, erasing and computing are three fundamental operations required by any working
electronic device. Magnetic skyrmions could be essential bits in promising in emerging …

Antiferromagnetic half-skyrmions and bimerons at room temperature

H Jani, JC Lin, J Chen, J Harrison, F Maccherozzi… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
In the quest for post-CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) technologies,
driven by the need for improved efficiency and performance, topologically protected …

Controlling bimerons as skyrmion analogues by ferroelectric polarization in 2D van der Waals multiferroic heterostructures

W Sun, W Wang, H Li, G Zhang, D Chen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Atom-thick van der Waals heterostructures with nontrivial physical properties tunable via the
magnetoelectric coupling effect are highly desirable for the future advance of multiferroic …

Enhanced thermally-activated skyrmion diffusion with tunable effective gyrotropic force

T Dohi, M Weißenhofer, N Kerber… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Magnetic skyrmions, topologically-stabilized spin textures that emerge in magnetic systems,
have garnered considerable interest due to a variety of electromagnetic responses that are …

All-electrical 9-bit skyrmion-based racetrack memory designed with laser irradiation

B He, R Tomasello, X Luo, R Zhang, Z Nie… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Racetrack memories with magnetic skyrmions have recently been proposed as a promising
storage technology. To be appealing, several challenges must still be faced for the …

A van der Waals interface hosting two groups of magnetic skyrmions

Y Wu, B Francisco, Z Chen, W Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple magnetic skyrmion phases add an additional degree of freedom for skyrmion‐
based ultrahigh‐density spin memory devices. Extending the field to 2D van der Waals …