Skyrmion Dynamics in a Double-Disk Geometry under an Electric Current

In this work, we present an analysis of skyrmion dynamics considering Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interactions in an STNO device with a double-disk geometry. Three regimes were observed as a function of geometric parameters and the electric current density: (i) the skyrmion is annihilating at the system’s...

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Main Authors: Sebastián Castillo-Sepúlveda, Javier A. Vélez, Rosa M. Corona, Vagson L. Carvalho-Santos, David Laroze, Dora Altbir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/18/3086
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Summary:In this work, we present an analysis of skyrmion dynamics considering Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interactions in an STNO device with a double-disk geometry. Three regimes were observed as a function of geometric parameters and the electric current density: (i) the skyrmion is annihilating at the system’s border; (ii) the skyrmion moves in a non-circular trajectory alternating its position between the two disks, and (iii) the skyrmion only rotates inside a one-disk subsystem. For the annihilation state, we found that the transient time decays within a stretched exponential law as a function of the electric current. Our results show a 2D state diagram that can guide new experimental work in order to obtain these specific behaviors for new applications based on skyrmion dynamics.
ISSN:2079-4991