Probing the pinning strength of magnetic vortex cores with sub-nanometer resolution

Magnetic vortices such as skyrmions are promising for spintronic applications, however, little is known about the pinning effects strongly influencing their dynamics. Here, the authors map the interaction potential between defects and vortex cores down to the sub-nanometer scale enabling the better...

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Main Authors: Christian Holl, Marvin Knol, Marco Pratzer, Jonathan Chico, Imara Lima Fernandes, Samir Lounis, Markus Morgenstern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16701-y