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| author | Duzgun, A. Nisoli, C. Reichhardt, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. |
| author_facet | Duzgun, A. Nisoli, C. Reichhardt, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. |
| contents | Using continuum based simulations we show that a rich variety of skyrmion liquid crystal states can be realized in the presence of a periodic obstacle array. As a function of the number of skyrmions per obstacle we find hexagonal, square, dimer, trimer and quadrimer ordering, where the $n$-mer structures are a realization of a molecular crystal state of skyrmions. As a function of external field and obstacle radius we show that there are transitions between the different crystalline states as well as mixed and disordered structures. We discuss how these states are related to commensurate effects seen in other systems, such as vortices in type-II superconductors and colloids interacting with two dimensional substrates. |
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| spellingShingle | Commensurate States and Pattern Switching via Liquid Crystal Skyrmions Trapped in a Square Lattice Duzgun, A. Nisoli, C. Reichhardt, C. J. O. Reichhardt, C. Soft Condensed Matter Using continuum based simulations we show that a rich variety of skyrmion liquid crystal states can be realized in the presence of a periodic obstacle array. As a function of the number of skyrmions per obstacle we find hexagonal, square, dimer, trimer and quadrimer ordering, where the $n$-mer structures are a realization of a molecular crystal state of skyrmions. As a function of external field and obstacle radius we show that there are transitions between the different crystalline states as well as mixed and disordered structures. We discuss how these states are related to commensurate effects seen in other systems, such as vortices in type-II superconductors and colloids interacting with two dimensional substrates. |
| title | Commensurate States and Pattern Switching via Liquid Crystal Skyrmions Trapped in a Square Lattice |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.10270 |