Wang, Junlin orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-7864, Xia, Jing, Zhang, Xichao et al. (7 more authors) (2018) Controllable transport of a skyrmion in a ferromagnetic narrow channel with voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 205002. ISSN 0022-3727
Abstract
Magnetic skyrmions have potential applications in next-generation spintronic devices with ultralow energy consumption. In this work, the current-driven skyrmion motion in a narrow ferromagnetic nanotrack with voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) is studied numerically. By utilizing the VCMA effect, the transport of skyrmion can be unidirectional in the nanotrack, leading to a one-way information channel. The trajectory of the skyrmion can also be modulated by periodically located VCMA gates, which protects the skyrmion from destruction by touching the track edge. In addition, the location of the skyrmion can be controlled by adjusting the driving pulse length in the presence of the VCMA effect. Our results provide guidelines for practical realization of the skyrmion-based information channel, diode, and skyrmion-based electronic devices such as racetrack memory.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | magnetic skyrmions,micromagnetics,spintronics |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2018 15:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aab927 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1361-6463/aab927 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:137120 |