Phenomenology of current-skyrmion interactions in thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

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作者
Knoester, M. E. [1 ]
Sinova, Jairo [2 ]
Duine, R. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Inst Theoret Phys, NL-3584 CE Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Phys, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
CHIRAL MAGNET; DOMAIN-WALLS; DYNAMICS; LATTICE; MOTION;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.89.064425
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We study skyrmions in magnetic thin films with structural inversion asymmetry perpendicular to the film plane. We construct a phenomenological model that describes the interaction between the motion of skyrmions and electric currents to lowest order in spin-orbit coupling. Based on this model, we estimate the experimental verifiable velocities for current-driven motion of skyrmion textures based on available results obtained from domain-wall dynamics.
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