Statics and dynamics of skyrmions interacting with disorder and nanostructures
Magnetic skyrmions are topologically stable nanoscale particlelike objects that were
discovered in 2009. Since that time, intense research interest in the field has led to the …
discovered in 2009. Since that time, intense research interest in the field has led to the …
Colloquium: Ice rule and emergent frustration in particle ice and beyond
Geometric frustration and the ice rule are two concepts that are intimately connected and
widespread across condensed matter. The first refers to the inability of a system to satisfy …
widespread across condensed matter. The first refers to the inability of a system to satisfy …
Rewritable artificial magnetic charge ice
Artificial ices enable the study of geometrical frustration by design and through direct
observation. However, it has proven difficult to achieve tailored long-range ordering of their …
observation. However, it has proven difficult to achieve tailored long-range ordering of their …
Field-free superconducting diode in a magnetically nanostructured superconductor
J Jiang, MV Milošević, YL Wang, ZL Xiao… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
A strong superconducting diode effect (SDE) is revealed in a thin superconducting film
periodically nanostructured with magnetic dots. The SDE is caused by the current-activated …
periodically nanostructured with magnetic dots. The SDE is caused by the current-activated …
Switchable geometric frustration in an artificial-spin-ice–superconductor heterosystem
Geometric frustration emerges when local interaction energies in an ordered lattice structure
cannot be simultaneously minimized, resulting in a large number of degenerate states. The …
cannot be simultaneously minimized, resulting in a large number of degenerate states. The …
Frustration and thermalization in an artificial magnetic quasicrystal
Artificial frustrated systems offer a playground to study the emergent properties of interacting
systems. Most work to date has been on spatially periodic systems, known as artificial spin …
systems. Most work to date has been on spatially periodic systems, known as artificial spin …
Frustration by design
I Gilbert, C Nisoli, P Schiffer - Physics today, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Geometrical frustration is a condition that occurs when a material's lattice geometry
precludes minimizing the energy of all the interactions among pairs of neighbors …
precludes minimizing the energy of all the interactions among pairs of neighbors …
Freezing and thawing of artificial ice by thermal switching of geometric frustration in magnetic flux lattices
The problem of an ensemble of repulsive particles on a potential-energy landscape is
common to many physical systems and has been studied in multiple artificial playgrounds …
common to many physical systems and has been studied in multiple artificial playgrounds …
Direct visualization of memory effects in artificial spin ice
We experimentally demonstrate that arrays of interacting nanoscale ferromagnetic islands,
known as artificial spin ice, develop reproducible microstates upon cycling an applied …
known as artificial spin ice, develop reproducible microstates upon cycling an applied …
Braiding Majorana fermions and creating quantum logic gates with vortices on a periodic pinning structure
We show how vortices that support Majorana fermions when placed on a periodic pinning
array can be used for vortex exchange and independent braiding by performing a series of …
array can be used for vortex exchange and independent braiding by performing a series of …