Manipulation of skyrmion motion by magnetic field gradients

S. L. Zhang; W. W. Wang; D. M. Burn; H. Peng; H. Berger; A. Bauer; C. Pfleiderer; G. van der Laan; T. Hesjedal

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04563-4

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Manipulation of skyrmion motion by magnetic field gradients

S. L. Zhang,
W. W. Wang,
D. M. Burn,
H. Peng,
H. Berger,
A. Bauer,
C. Pfleiderer,
G. van der Laan,
T. Hesjedal

Affiliations

S. L. Zhang: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
W. W. Wang: Faculty of Science, Ningbo University
D. M. Burn: Magnetic Spectroscopy Group, Diamond Light Source
H. Peng: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
H. Berger: Crystal Growth Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
A. Bauer: Physik Department, Technische Universität München
C. Pfleiderer: Physik Department, Technische Universität München
G. van der Laan: Magnetic Spectroscopy Group, Diamond Light Source
T. Hesjedal: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04563-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Manipulation of skyrmions is one of the keys to achieving the skyrmion based spintronic devices. Here the authors show the skyrmions in Cu2OSeO3 can be rotated collectively with fixed velocity–radius relationship under a static magnetic field gradient which enables a local, Joule heat-free control of skyrmions.

Published in Nature Communications

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