Guang Yao, Zhang Xichao, Liu Yizhou, Peng Licong, Yasin Fehmi Sami, Karube Kosuke, Nakamura Daisuke, Nagaosa Naoto, Taguchi Yasujiro, Mochizuki Masahito, Tokura Yoshinori, Yu Xiuzhen
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.
Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 4;15(1):7701. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52072-4.
Current-driven dynamics of topological spin textures, such as skyrmions and antiskyrmions, have garnered considerable attention in condensed matter physics and spintronics. As compared with skyrmions, the current-driven dynamics of their antiparticles - antiskyrmions - remain less explored due to the increased complexity of antiskyrmions. Here, we design and employ fabricated microdevices of a prototypical antiskyrmion host, (FeNiPd)P, to allow in situ current application with Lorentz transmission electron microscopy observations. The experimental results and related micromagnetic simulations demonstrate current-driven antiskyrmion dynamics confined within stripe domains. Under nanosecond-long current pulses, antiskyrmions exhibit directional motion along the stripe regardless of the current direction, while the antiskyrmion velocity is linearly proportional to the current density. Significantly, the antiskyrmion mobility could be enhanced when the current flow is perpendicular to the stripe direction. Our findings provide novel and reliable insights on dynamical antiskyrmions and their potential implications on spintronics.
诸如斯格明子和反斯格明子等拓扑自旋纹理的电流驱动动力学在凝聚态物理和自旋电子学领域引起了广泛关注。与斯格明子相比,由于反斯格明子的复杂性增加,其反粒子——反斯格明子的电流驱动动力学仍未得到充分研究。在此,我们设计并使用了一种典型的反斯格明子宿主(FeNiPd)P制成的微器件,以便在洛伦兹透射电子显微镜观察的同时进行原位电流施加。实验结果和相关的微磁模拟表明,电流驱动的反斯格明子动力学被限制在条纹畴内。在纳秒级的电流脉冲作用下,无论电流方向如何,反斯格明子都沿着条纹表现出定向运动,而反斯格明子速度与电流密度呈线性比例关系。值得注意的是,当电流流向垂直于条纹方向时,反斯格明子迁移率会得到增强。我们的研究结果为动态反斯格明子及其对自旋电子学的潜在影响提供了新颖且可靠的见解。