Skyrmion motion monitoring based on a ferromagnetic nanodot chain

Abstract

As one of the most promising information carriers, the generation, manipulation, and detection of magnetic skyrmions have emerged as a hot topic in the field of spintronics. However, a major bottleneck to their practical application lies in the existing limitations of detection technology, which fails to accurately locate skyrmions or monitor their real-time motion behavior. In this work, we propose a patterned heterostructure scheme comprising a nanodot chain (NDC) layer and a skyrmion nano-racetrack layer for precise monitoring of skyrmion motion. By exploiting the stray field generated by the moving skyrmion within the racetrack layer, magnetization changes are induced in nanodots within the NDC layer. These changes then translate into high-frequency magnetization oscillation signals that encode valuable information about the dynamic characteristics of driven skyrmions, such as speed and acceleration of the skyrmion, either by spin waves or spin currents. This scheme holds great potential for advancing spintronic devices based on a profound understanding of skyrmion dynamics.