Magnetic skyrmion bubble motion driven by surface acoustic waves

Nepal, Rabindra; Güngördü, Utkan; Kovalev, Alexey A.

doi:10.1063/1.5013620

Title: Magnetic skyrmion bubble motion driven by surface acoustic waves

Journal Article · 12 March 2018 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5013620 · OSTI ID:1426481

Nepal, Rabindra ^[1];

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Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Here, we study the dynamical control of a magnetic skyrmion bubble by using counter-propagating surface acoustic waves (SAWs) in a ferromagnet. First, we determine the bubble mass and derive the force due to SAWs acting on a magnetic bubble using Thiele’s method. The force that pushes the bubble is proportional to the strain gradient for the major strain component. We then study the dynamical pinning and motion of magnetic bubbles by SAWs in a nanowire. In a disk geometry, we propose a SAWs-driven skyrmion bubble oscillator with two resonant frequencies.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1426481

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1426345

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 112, Issue 11; ISSN 0003-6951

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Country of Publication:: United States

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