Phys. Rev. B 58, R8889 - R8892 (1998)

Skyrmion in a real magnetic film

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Ar. Abanov
Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242

V. L. Pokrovsky
Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242
Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, Moscow, Russia

Rapid Communication Received 10 July 1998

Skyrmions are magnetic defects in ultrathin magnetic films, similar to the bubble domains in the thicker films. Even weak uniaxial anisotropy determines their radii unambiguously. We derive equations of slow dynamics for Skyrmions. We show that the discreteness of the lattice in an isotropic two-dimensional magnet leads to a slow rotation of the local magnetization in the Skyrmion and even a small dissipation leads to decay of the Skyrmion. The radius of such a Skyrmion as a function of time is calculated. We prove that uniaxial anisotropy stabilizes the Skyrmion and study the relaxation process.


©1998 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.58.R8889
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.R8889
PACS: 75.50.Ss, 75.40.Gb, 75.70.Ak, 75.70.Kw

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