Topologically stable magnetization states on a spherical shell: curvature-stabilized skyrmions
Topologically stable magnetization states on a spherical shell: curvature-stabilized skyrmions
Topologically stable structures include vortices in a wide variety of matter, skyrmions in ferro- and antiferromagnets, and hedgehog point defects in liquid crystals and ferromagnets. These are characterized by integer-valued topological quantum numbers. In this context, closed surfaces are a prominent subject of study as they form a link between fundamental mathematical theorems and real physical systems. Here we perform an analysis on the topology and stability of equilibrium magnetization states for a thin spherical shell with easy-axis anisotropy in normal directions. Skyrmion solutions are found for a range of parameters. These magnetic skyrmions on a spherical shell have two distinct differences compared to their planar counterpart: (i) they are topologically trivial and (ii) can be stabilized by curvature effects, even when Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions are absent. Due to its specific topological nature a skyrmion on a spherical shell can be simply induced by a uniform external magnetic field.
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Kravchuk, Volodymyr P.
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Sheka, Denis D.
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van den Brink, Jeroen
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Makarov, Denys
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Fuchs, Hagen
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Fangohr, Hans
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Gaididei, Yuri
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October 2016
Kravchuk, Volodymyr P.
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Rößler, Ulrich K.
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Oleksii M, Volkov
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Sheka, Denis D.
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van den Brink, Jeroen
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Makarov, Denys
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Fuchs, Hagen
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Fangohr, Hans
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Gaididei, Yuri
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Kravchuk, Volodymyr P., Rößler, Ulrich K., Oleksii M, Volkov, Sheka, Denis D., van den Brink, Jeroen, Makarov, Denys, Fuchs, Hagen, Fangohr, Hans and Gaididei, Yuri
(2016)
Topologically stable magnetization states on a spherical shell: curvature-stabilized skyrmions.
Physical Review B, 94 (14), , [144402].
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.144402).
Abstract
Topologically stable structures include vortices in a wide variety of matter, skyrmions in ferro- and antiferromagnets, and hedgehog point defects in liquid crystals and ferromagnets. These are characterized by integer-valued topological quantum numbers. In this context, closed surfaces are a prominent subject of study as they form a link between fundamental mathematical theorems and real physical systems. Here we perform an analysis on the topology and stability of equilibrium magnetization states for a thin spherical shell with easy-axis anisotropy in normal directions. Skyrmion solutions are found for a range of parameters. These magnetic skyrmions on a spherical shell have two distinct differences compared to their planar counterpart: (i) they are topologically trivial and (ii) can be stabilized by curvature effects, even when Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions are absent. Due to its specific topological nature a skyrmion on a spherical shell can be simply induced by a uniform external magnetic field.
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Hans Fangohr Topologically stable magnetization
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 September 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 October 2016
Published date: October 2016
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Volkov Oleksii M
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