Colossal Spin Transfer Torque Effect on Skyrmion along the Edge
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- 11 July 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 14 (8) , 4432-4437
Abstract
We study by the micromagnetic simulations the skyrmion motion along the edge driven by the current transverse to it. We found that (i) the velocity is enhanced by the factor of ∼1/α (α: the Gilbert damping) with the maximum value determined only by the confining force from the edge, (ii) the inertia appear due to the confining potential with the coordinate perpendicular to the edge playing the role of the kinetic momentum, and (iii) the collision between the two skyrmions is almost elastic without causing any internal distortions.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (24224009, 24360036)
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
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