Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Current-driven dynamics and inhibition of the skyrmion Hall effect of ferrimagnetic skyrmions in GdFeCo films

  • Seonghoon Woo,
  • Kyung Mee Song,
  • Xichao Zhang,
  • Yan Zhou,
  • Motohiko Ezawa,
  • Xiaoxi Liu,
  • S. Finizio,
  • J. Raabe,
  • Nyun Jong Lee,
  • Sang-Il Kim,
  • Seung-Young Park,
  • Younghak Kim,
  • Jae-Young Kim,
  • Dongjoon Lee,
  • OukJae Lee,
  • Jun Woo Choi,
  • Byoung-Chul Min,
  • Hyun Cheol Koo,
  • Joonyeon Chang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03378-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Non-zero topological charge prevents the straight motion of ferromagnetic skyrmions and hinders their applications. Here, the authors report the stabilization and current-driven dynamics of skyrmions in GdFeCo films in which the ferrimagnetic skyrmions can move with high velocity and reduced skyrmion Hall angle.