Within a decade, the field of magnetic skyrmionics has developed from a niche prediction to
a huge and active research field. Not only do magnetic skyrmions—magnetic whirls with a …

The notion of non-trivial topological winding in condensed matter systems represents a
major area of present-day theoretical and experimental research. Magnetic materials offer a …

Topological states of matter exhibit fascinating physics combined with an intrinsic stability. A
key challenge is the fast creation of topological phases, which requires massive …

Abstract The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), which only exists in
noncentrosymmetric systems, is responsible for the formation of exotic chiral magnetic …

The skyrmion racetrack is a promising concept for future information technology. There,
binary bits are carried by nanoscale spin swirls–skyrmions–driven along magnetic strips …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets represent one of the most
promising horizons for energy-efficient spintronic applications because their broad range of …

A path method is implemented in order to precisely and generally describe the collapse of
isolated skyrmions in a Co/Pt (111) monolayer, on the basis of atomic scale simulations. Two …

Skyrmions are localized, topologically non-trivial spin structures which have raised high
hopes for future spintronic applications. A key issue is skyrmion stability with respect to …

Transition-metal interfaces and multilayers are a promising class of systems to realize
nanometer-sized, stable magnetic skyrmions for future spintronic devices. For room …

The mechanism and activation energy for the annihilation of a magnetic skyrmion is studied
by finding the minimum energy path for the transition in a system described by a Heisenberg …