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20202026
most citedSkyrmion Ratchet in Funnel Geometries

34 citations · 119 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

Skyrmion gears: translation-to-rotation conversion of skyrmion clusters along periodic substrates

N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt

We investigate how the translational motion of a compact skyrmion cluster can be converted into collective rotation through interactions with a periodic obstacle substrate. Using a…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Skyrmion behavior in attractive-repulsive square array of pinning centers

L. Basseto, N. P. Vizarim, J. C. Bellizotti Souza +1

We investigate the driven dynamics of a single skyrmion in a square lattice of mixed pinning sites, where attractive and repulsive defects coexist using a particle-based model. The…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Many-body skyrmion interactions in helimagnets

N. P. Vizarim, J. C. Bellizotti Souza, Raí M. Menezes +3

Many-body interactions strongly influence the structure, stability, and dynamics of condensed-matter systems, from atomic lattices to interacting quasi-particles such as supercondu…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Diode Effect for Skyrmions Interacting with Linear Protrusion Defects

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt +2

We simulate collectively interacting skyrmions in a channel with periodic asymmetry, and find a strong diode effect for the skyrmion flow. There is also an asymmetry in the skyrmio…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Ordered and Disordered Skyrmion States on a Square Substrate

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt +2

We examine the ordering of skyrmions interacting with a square substrate created from a modulation of anisotropy using atomistic simulations. We consider fillings of {\it f} = 1.5,…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Sliding Dynamics of Skyrmion Molecular Crystals

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt +2

Using both atomistic and particle-based simulations, we investigate the current-driven dynamics of skyrmions on two-dimensional periodic substrates when there are multiple skyrmion…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Skyrmion-Skyrmionium Phase Separation and Laning Transitions via Spin-Orbit Torque Currents

N. P. Vizarim, J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt +3

Many driven binary systems can exhibit laning transitions when the two species have different mobilities, such as colloidal particles with opposite charges in electric fields. Anot…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Topological Transitions, Pinning and Ratchets for Driven Magnetic Hopfions in Nanostructures

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt +3

Using atomistic simulations, we examine the dynamics of three-dimensional magnetic hopfions interacting with an array of line defects or posts as a function of defect spacing, defe…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Skyrmionium Dynamics and Stability on One Dimensional Anisotropy Patterns

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

We examine a skyrmionium driven over a periodic anisotropy pattern, which consists of disorder free regions and disordered regions. For small defect densities, the skyrmionium flow…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Comparing Dynamics, Pinning and Ratchet Effects for Skyrmionium, Skyrmions, and Antiskyrmions

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

We compare the driven dynamics of skyrmions, antiskyrmions, and skyrmionium interacting with random disorder, circular defects, and asymmetric potentials. When interacting with a l…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Skyrmion soliton motion on periodic substrates by atomistic and particle based simulations

J. C. B. Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

We compare the dynamical behavior of magnetic skyrmions interacting with square and triangular defect arrays just above commensuration using both an atomistic model and a particle-…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Reversible to Irreversible Transitions for ac Driven Skyrmions on Periodic Substrates

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using atomistic simulations, we investigate the dynamical behavior of magnetic skyrmions in dimer and trimer molecular crystal arrangements, as well as bipartite lattices at 3/2 an…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 1 cited

Skyrmion Molecular Crystals and Superlattices on Triangular Substrates

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using atomistic simulations, we show that new types of skyrmion states called skyrmion molecular crystals and skyrmion superlattices can be realized on triangular substrates when t…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024

Shapiro Steps and Stability of Skyrmions Interacting with Alternating Anisotropy Under the Influence of ac and dc Drives

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

We use atomistic simulations to examine the sliding dynamics of a skyrmion in a two-dimensional system containing a periodic one-dimensional stripe pattern of variations between lo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Controlled Skyrmion Ratchet in Linear Protrusion Defects

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using atomistic simulations, we investigate the dynamical behavior of a single skyrmion interacting with an asymmetric linear protrusion array under external ac driving. When the a…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Skyrmion Transport and Annihilation in Funnel Geometries

F. S. Rocha, J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim +3

Using atomistic simulations, we have investigated the transport and annihilation of skyrmions interacting with a funnel array under a current applied perpendicular to the funnel ax…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 1 cited

Soliton motion induced along ferromagnetic skyrmion chains in chiral thin nanotracks

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using atomistic magnetic simulations we investigate the soliton motion along a pinned skyrmion chain containing an interstitial skyrmion. We find that the soliton can exhibit stabl…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 10 cited

Magnus Induced Diode Effect for Skyrmions in Channels with Periodic Potentials

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using a particle based model, we investigate the skyrmion dynamical behavior in a channel where the upper wall contains divots of one depth and the lower wall contains divots of a…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 18 cited

Clogging, Diode and Collective Effects of Skyrmions in Funnel Geometries

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using a particle-based model, we examine the collective dynamics of skyrmions interacting with a funnel potential under dc driving as the skyrmion density and relative strength of…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022

Soliton Motion in Skyrmion Chains

N. P. Vizarim, J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. J. O. Reichhardt +3

Using a particle-based model we examine the depinning motion of solitons in skyrmion chains in quasi-one dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) systems containing embedded 1D in…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 34 cited

Skyrmion Ratchet in Funnel Geometries

J. C. Bellizotti Souza, N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt +2

Using a particle-based model, we simulate the behavior of a skyrmion under the influence of asymmetric funnel geometries and ac driving at zero temperature. We specifically investi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 9 cited

Directional Locking and the Influence of Obstacle Density on Skyrmion Dynamics in Triangular and Honeycomb Arrays

N. P. Vizarim, J. C. Bellizotti Souza, C. Reichhardt +2

We numerically examine a single skyrmion dynamics under the influence of triangular and honeycomb obstacle arrays at zero temperature. The skyrmion Hall angle , that is the…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 20 cited

Guided Skyrmion Motion Along Pinning Array Interfaces

N. P. Vizarim, C. Reichhardt, P. A. Venegas +1

We examine ac driven skyrmions interacting with the interface between two different obstacle array structures. We consider drive amplitudes at which skyrmions in a bulk obstacle la…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 9 cited

Skyrmion Dynamics and Transverse Mobility: Skyrmion Hall Angle Reversal on 2D Periodic Substrates with dc and Biharmonic ac Drives

N. P. Vizarim, C. J. O. Reichhardt, P. A. Venegas +1

We numerically examine the dynamics of a skyrmion interacting with a two-dimensional periodic substrate under dc and biharmonic ac drives. We show that the Magnus force of the skyr…