Traps for pinning and scattering of antiferromagnetic skyrmions via magnetic properties engineering
arXiv:2003.00907 · doi:10.1063/5.0006219
Abstract
Micromagnetic simulations have been performed to investigate the controllability of the skyrmion position in antiferromagnetic nanotracks with their magnetic properties modified spatially. In this study we have modeled magnetic defects as local variations on the material parameters, such as the exchange stiffness, saturation magnetization, perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya constant. Thus, we have observed not only pinning (potential well) but also scattering (potential barrier) of antiferromagnetic skyrmions, when adjusting either a local increase or a local reduction for each material parameter. In order to control of the skyrmion motion it is very important to impose certain positions along the nanotrack where the skyrmion can stop. Magnetic defects incorporated intentionally in antiferromagnetic racetracks can be useful for such purpose. In order to provide guidelines for experimental studies, we vary both material parameters and size of the modified region. The found results show that the efficiency of skyrmion trap depends on a suitable combination of magnetic defect parameters. Furthermore, we discuss the reason why skyrmions are either attracted or repelled by a region magnetically modified.
arXiv commentarXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1810.03754
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