Magnetic skyrmion spectrum under voltage excitation and its linear modulation
arXiv:1904.00404 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.024008
Abstract
Magnetic skyrmions are topological quasiparticles with great potential for applications in future information storage and processing devices because of their nanoscale size, high stability, and large velocity. Recently, the high-frequency properties of skyrmions have been explored for magnon nanodevices. Here we systematically study the dynamics of an isolated skyrmion under voltage excitation through the voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy effect in a circular thin film. A theoretical model considering the demagnetization energy, which has often been neglected or treated superficially in previous skyrmion research but is demonstrated to have importance in determining the skyrmion dynamic state, is developed. With our model, the periodic oscillation of the skyrmion radius can be solved numerically with similar precision compared to micromgnetic simulations, and the characteristic frequency of the skyrmion breathing can be determined analytically with greater precision than previous studies. Furthermore, we find that the breathing skyrmion can be analogized as a modulator by investigating its linear modulation functionality under sinusoidal-form voltage excitation. Different from the conventional modulation system with complex CMOS circuits, this skyrmion modulator device integrates with both the modulation and carrier wave generation functionality, thus showing greater convenience and efficiency in applications. Our findings can provide useful guidance for both theoretical and experimental skyrmions research as well as the development of skyrmion-based magnonic devices with significant potential applicability in future communication system.
arXiv comment29 pages, 8 figures
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