Toggle-like current-induced Bloch point dynamics of 3D skyrmion strings in a room temperature nanowire

In three dimensional systems with broken bulk inversion symmetry, skyrmions can form extended string-like structures. Here, Birch et al use scanning transmission x-ray microscopy to demonstrate the current induced generation and motion of these three dimensional skyrmion strings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. T. Birch, D. Cortés-Ortuño, K. Litzius, S. Wintz, F. Schulz, M. Weigand, A. Štefančič, D. A. Mayoh, G. Balakrishnan, P. D. Hatton, G. Schütz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31335-y
Description
Summary:In three dimensional systems with broken bulk inversion symmetry, skyrmions can form extended string-like structures. Here, Birch et al use scanning transmission x-ray microscopy to demonstrate the current induced generation and motion of these three dimensional skyrmion strings.
ISSN:2041-1723