Edge instabilities and skyrmion creation in magnetic layers
arXiv:1601.06922 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/18/6/065006
Abstract
We study both analytically and numerically the edge of two-dimensional ferromagnets with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interactions, considering both chiral magnets and magnets with interface-induced DM interactions. We show that in the field-polarized ferromagnetic phase magnon states exist which are bound to the edge, and we calculate their spectra within a continuum field theory. Upon lowering an external magnetic field, these bound magnons condense at a finite momentum and the edge becomes locally unstable. Micromagnetic simulations demonstrate that this edge instability triggers the creation of a helical phase which penetrates the field-polarized state within the bulk. A subsequent increase of the magnetic field allows to create skyrmions close to the edge in a controlled manner.
arXiv comment10 pages, 8 figures; (v2) minor corrections, published version
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