2016
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.93.214412
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Path to collapse for an isolated Néel skyrmion

Abstract: A path method is implemented in order to precisely and generally describe the collapse of isolated skyrmions in a Co/Pt(111) monolayer, on the basis of atomic scale simulations. Two collapse mechanisms with different energy barriers are found. The most obvious path, featuring a homogeneous shrinking gives the largest energy, whereas the lowest energy barrier is shown to comply with the outcome of Langevin dynamics under a destabilizing field of 0.25 T, with a lifetime of 20 ns at around 80 K. For this lowest e… Show more

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“…Taking µ = 3 Bohr magnetons and J = 10 meV, which are typical parameter values for two-dimensional magnetic systems based on transition metals [20,29], one obtains a pre-exponential factor of roughly 0.1 ns, a value which is actually often assumed in studies of thermally activated magnetic transitions [32,46,47].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Taking µ = 3 Bohr magnetons and J = 10 meV, which are typical parameter values for two-dimensional magnetic systems based on transition metals [20,29], one obtains a pre-exponential factor of roughly 0.1 ns, a value which is actually often assumed in studies of thermally activated magnetic transitions [32,46,47].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Radial collapse is likely the only mechanism of skyrmion annihilation in extended two-dimensional systems described by the Hamiltonian in Eq. (2) [29,31,41] and the only one considered here.…”
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“…Since the dipolar coupling mainly acts as a shape anisotropy [31], it is possible to include its effect by reducing the anisotropy constant in the Hamiltonian [22,23]. This has been carefully examined in the current work for few-atom-thick films by directly calculating the dipolar interactions in the full neighborhood (i.e., all spin pairs).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Very recently Refs. [22,23] reported detailed descriptions of the mechanisms for skyrmion collapse in a single atomic layer of magnetic material with interfacially induced DM interaction [24]. These restricted conditions can severely limit the use of skyrmions in practical applications because (a) creating large-area monolayers requires specialized preparation which will make commercial production hard to achieve and (b) isolated skyrmions in magnetic monolayers have only been observed at very low temperatures.…”
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confidence: 99%