Description
"The book reviews all the aspects of recent developments in research on skyrmions, from the presentation of the observation and characterization techniques to the description of physical properties and expected applications. It will be of great use for all scientists working in this field." – Albert Fert, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physics (from the Foreword)
A skyrmion is a tiny region of reversed magnetization – quasiparticles since they are not present except in a magnetic state, and also give rise to physics that cannot be described by Maxwell’s equations. These particles are fascinating subjects for theoretical and experimental studies. Moreover, as a new type of magnetic domain structure with special topological structures, skyrmions feature outstanding magnetic and transport properties and may well have applications in data storage and other advanced spintronic devices, as readers will see in this book. Chapters address the relationships between physical properties of condensed matter, such as the AB effect, Berry phase effect, quantum Hall effect, and topological insulators. Overall, it provides a timely introduction to the fundamental aspects and possible applications of magnetic skyrmions to an interdisciplinary audience from condensed matter physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Table of Contents
Topology of Magnetic Domains
Yingying Dai, Han Wang, and Zhidong Zhang
Experimental Observation of Magnetic
Hubin Luo, Weixing Xia, Haifeng Du, and J. Ping Liu
Resonant X-Ray Scattering Studies on Skyrmions
Sujoy Roy, Matthew Langner, and James Lee
Artificial Two-Dimensional Magnetic Skyrmions
Liang Sun, Bingfeng Miao, and Haifeng Ding
Imaging and Tailoring Chiral Spin Textures Using Spin-Polarized Electron Microscopy.
Gong Chen, Andreas Schmid, and Yizheng Wu
Epitaxial Thin Films of the Cubic B20 Chiral Magnets
Sunxiang Huang and Chia-Ling Chien
Formation and Stability of Individual Skyrmions in Confined Geometries
Haifeng Du, Chiming Jin, and Mingliang Tian
Magnetic Skyrmion Dynamics.
Felix Büttner and Mathias Kläui
Skyrmion Dynamics in Chiral Magnets
Shi-Zeng Lin and Jiadong Zang
Novel Topological Resonant Excitations of Coupled Skyrmions.
Yingying Dai, Han Wang, and Zhidong Zhang
Skyrmion Stability in Magnetic Nanostructures.
C. P. Chui, Long Yang, Wenqing Liu, Yongbing Xu, and Yan Zhou
Racetrack-Type Applications of Magnetic Skyrmions
Xichao Zhang, Jing Xia, Guoping Zhao, Hans Fangohr, Motohiko Ezawa, and Yan Zhou
Magnetic Skyrmion Channels: Guided Motion in Potential Wells.
Wen Siang Lew, Wei Liang Gan, Indra Purnama, and Fusheng Ma
Skyrmions in Other Condensed Matter Systems
Guoping Zhao, Nian Ran, Ping Lai, François Jacques Morvan, Jing Xia, Xichao Zhang, and Yan Zhou
