Plastic flow and the skyrmion Hall effect.

Reichhardt, C; Reichhardt, C J O · Nat Commun · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Skyrmions in chiral magnets are a particle-like texture that has been attracting growing interest due to their novel dynamics and possible applications. Here, we discuss the role of disorder and skyrmion-skyrmion interaction in governing their motion under an external drive.