Design and control of three-dimensional topological magnetic fields using interwoven helical nanostructures

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Main Authors: Fullerton, John, Phatak, Charudatta
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author Fullerton, John
Phatak, Charudatta
author_facet Fullerton, John
Phatak, Charudatta
contents Three-dimensional magnetic nanostructures are an emerging platform capable of creating complex topological magnetic fields. The control of localized nanoscale magnetic fields is seen to be of importance for diverse areas from bio-applications such as drug delivery, nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging, as well as condensed matter physics such as particle trapping, and controlling Majorana fermions for quantum computing. Three-dimensional geometric curvature, confinement and proximity can create tailormade spin textures not possible in two-dimensions. The control of magnetization afforded here can allow the formation of unique and reconfigurable stray field patterns and topologies. Here, we report the creation of reconfigurable 3D topological magnetic field textures induced by a single interwoven 3D nanostructure and an applied field protocol. These field textures emerge due to distinct types of domain walls formed in this structure and lead to the creation of an anti-vortex field, a hexapole cusp and a 3D skyrmion field tube of mixed chirality. Our results therefore show a key step towards the design and control of topological magnetic fields on the nanoscale.
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spellingShingle Design and control of three-dimensional topological magnetic fields using interwoven helical nanostructures
Fullerton, John
Phatak, Charudatta
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Three-dimensional magnetic nanostructures are an emerging platform capable of creating complex topological magnetic fields. The control of localized nanoscale magnetic fields is seen to be of importance for diverse areas from bio-applications such as drug delivery, nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging, as well as condensed matter physics such as particle trapping, and controlling Majorana fermions for quantum computing. Three-dimensional geometric curvature, confinement and proximity can create tailormade spin textures not possible in two-dimensions. The control of magnetization afforded here can allow the formation of unique and reconfigurable stray field patterns and topologies. Here, we report the creation of reconfigurable 3D topological magnetic field textures induced by a single interwoven 3D nanostructure and an applied field protocol. These field textures emerge due to distinct types of domain walls formed in this structure and lead to the creation of an anti-vortex field, a hexapole cusp and a 3D skyrmion field tube of mixed chirality. Our results therefore show a key step towards the design and control of topological magnetic fields on the nanoscale.
title Design and control of three-dimensional topological magnetic fields using interwoven helical nanostructures
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.22429