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Various transitions that a magnetic Skyrmion can undergo are found in calculations using a method for climbing up the energy surface and converging onto first order saddle points. In addition to collapse and escape through a boundary, the method identifies a transition where the Skyrmion divides and forms two Skyrmions. The activation energy for this duplication process can be similar to that of collapse and escape. A tilting of the external magnetic field for a certain time interval is found to induce the duplication process in a dynamical simulation. Such a process could turn out to be an important avenue for the creation of Skyrmions in future magnetic devices.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 197202 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 121 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 6 Nov 2018 |
ID: 35798482