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Topological magnetic solitons on a paraboloidal shell

Authors :
Vilas-Boas, P. S. C.
Elias, R. G.
Altbir, D.
fonseca, J. M.
Carvalho-Santos, V. L.
Source :
Physics Letters A (2014)
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

We study the influence of curvature on the exchange energy of skyrmions and vortices on a paraboloidal surface. It is shown that such structures appear as excitations of the Heisenberg model, presenting topological stability, unlike what happens on other simply-connected geometries such as pseudospheres. We also show that the skyrmion width depends on the geometrical parameters of the paraboloid. The presence of a magnetic field leads to the appearance of $2\pi$-skyrmions, introducing a new characteristic length into the system. Regarding vortices, the geometrical parameters of the paraboloid play an important role in the exchange energy of this excitation.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Physics Letters A (2014)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1411.2481
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2014.10.025