Multiplet of skyrmion states on a curvilinear defect: skyrmion lattices as a ground state
arXiv:1706.05653 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.067201
Abstract
We show that the presence of a localized curvilinear defect drastically changes magnetic properties of a thin perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnetic film. For a large enough defect amplitude a discrete set of equilibrium magnetization states appears forming a ladder of energy levels. Each equilibrium state has either zero or unit topological charge, i.e. topologically trivial and skyrmion multiplets generally appear. Transitions between the levels with the same topological charge are allowed and can be utilized to encode and switch a bit of information. There is a wide range of geometrical and material parameters, where the skyrmion level has the lowest energy. As a result, periodically arranged curvilinear defects generate a skyrmion lattice as the ground state.
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