Researchers reveal skyrmion physics driven by magnons in confined geometries
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 06:32
in Physics & Chemistry
The magnetic skyrmion is a current hot topic in condensed matter physics, as it is a promising candidate as information carrier for building novel memory and logic computing devices. Reporting in the New Journal of Physics, a Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHKSZ) research group and their collaborators reveal the dynamics of skyrmions driven by magnons in confined geometries. They find that the position of a skyrmion can be efficiently manipulated by the magnon, and elucidate the principle of a magnon-driven skyrmion motion which might be of interest for practical applications.