Field-driven skyrmion motion through velocity equipartition between skyrmions and a domain wall
arXiv:2202.05149 · doi:10.1038/s42005-022-01020-z
Abstract
Magnetic skyrmions, as a whirling spin texture with axisymmetry, cannot be propelled by a uniform magnetic field. Therefore, reported skyrmion motions have been induced using other sorts of stimuli; typically, electric currents in magnetic metals as well as spin waves, thermal gradient, and field gradient have manifested their ability to drive skyrmion motion. Here, we demonstrate, through micromagnetic simulations and analytically, that magnetic skyrmions can be displaced by a uniform perpendicular magnetic field via a domain-wall (DW) mediator. For a fixed field strength, the velocity of a skyrmion train evolves in terms of 1 / (1 + Ns) with Ns denoting the number of skyrmions. Based on Thiele's model, we reproduce the velocity-Ns relation first identified from numerical results and reveal that the skyrmion-DW and inter-skyrmion repulsions offer the direct driving force for skyrmion motion. This study underlines the role of spin textures' interaction in skyrmion dynamics, and opens an alternative route for skyrmion manipulation especially relevant to insulating magnets. Given the correspondence between magnetism and electricity, we anticipate that the scheme should also work for polar skyrmions in ferroelectrics.
arXiv comment32 pages, 6 figures, 4 supplemental figures
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