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Characteristics and Applications of Current-Driven Magnetic Skyrmion Strings |
| Zhaonian Jin1, Minhang Song2, Henan Fang2, Lin Chen2, Jiangwei Chen2, and Zhikuo Tao2* |
1Bell Honors School, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
2College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China
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Zhaonian Jin, Minhang Song, Henan Fang et al 2022 Chin. Phys. Lett. 39 108502 |
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Abstract We investigate the current-driven characteristics and applications of magnetic skyrmion strings by micromagnetic simulations. Under the spin-polarized driving current, the skyrmion string presents different moving trajectories in different layers due to the skyrmion Hall effect. Moreover, a series of skyrmion bobbers can be generated with a notch defect placed in the surface and the skyrmion bobbers will follow the skyrmion string. By varying the current density, the bobbers' characteristics such as number and velocity can be manipulated, which inspires us to propose a skyrmion string-based diode. In addition, an AND logic gate and an OR logic gate in the identical scheme based on the skyrmion string are proposed. AND logic and OR logic behaviors can be realized by varying the driving current densities. Our findings will contribute to further research of magnetic skyrmion strings for data storage, processing, and energy-efficient computing.
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Received: 17 August 2022
Published: 28 September 2022
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85.75.-d
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(Magnetoelectronics; spintronics: devices exploiting spin polarized transport or integrated magnetic fields)
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85.70.Ay
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(Magnetic device characterization, design, and modeling)
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85.30.Kk
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(Junction diodes)
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