Enhanced Stability of Skyrmions in Two-Dimensional Chiral Magnets with Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling

Recent developments have led to an explosion of activity on skyrmions in three-dimensional (3D) chiral magnets. Experiments have directly probed these topological spin textures, revealed their nontrivial properties, and led to suggestions for novel applications. However, in 3D the skyrmion crystal p...

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Main Authors: Sumilan Banerjee, James Rowland, Onur Erten, Mohit Randeria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014-09-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.031045