Deriving the skyrmion Hall angle from skyrmion lattice dynamics

R. Brearton; L. A. Turnbull; J. A. T. Verezhak; G. Balakrishnan; P. D. Hatton; G. van der Laan; T. Hesjedal

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22857-y

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Deriving the skyrmion Hall angle from skyrmion lattice dynamics

R. Brearton,
L. A. Turnbull,
J. A. T. Verezhak,
G. Balakrishnan,
P. D. Hatton,
G. van der Laan,
T. Hesjedal

Affiliations

R. Brearton: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
L. A. Turnbull: Department of Physics, Durham University
J. A. T. Verezhak: Department of Physics, University of Warwick
G. Balakrishnan: Department of Physics, University of Warwick
P. D. Hatton: Department of Physics, Durham University
G. van der Laan: Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
T. Hesjedal: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22857-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Skyrmions, when driven by any applied force, experience an addition sideways motion known as the skyrmion hall effect. Here, Brearton et al. present a reciprocal space method for determining the strength of the skyrmion hall effect, making measurement possible for skyrmion lattices.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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