Biskyrmion states and their current-driven motion in a layered manganite

X. Z. Yu (), Y. Tokunaga, Y. Kaneko, W. Z. Zhang, K. Kimoto, Y. Matsui, Y. Taguchi and Y. Tokura
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X. Z. Yu: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
Y. Tokunaga: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
Y. Kaneko: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
W. Z. Zhang: National Institute for Materials Science
K. Kimoto: National Institute for Materials Science
Y. Matsui: National Institute for Materials Science
Y. Taguchi: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)
Y. Tokura: RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The magnetic skyrmion is a topologically stable spin texture in which the constituent spins point to all the directions wrapping a sphere. Generation and control of nanometric magnetic skyrmions have large potential, for example, reduced power consumption, in spintronics device applications. Here we show the real-space observation of a biskyrmion, as defined by a molecular form of two bound skyrmions with the total topological charge of 2, realized under magnetic field applied normal to a thin plate of a bilayered manganite with centrosymmetric structure. In terms of a Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we have observed a distorted-triangle lattice of biskyrmion crystal, each composed of two bound skyrmions with oppositely swirling spins (magnetic helicities). Furthermore, we demonstrate that these biskyrmions can be electrically driven with orders of magnitude lower current density (

Date: 2014
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