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Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Jin, Zhejunyu, Liu, Jie, Yan, Peng
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13499
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author Liu, Yang
Jin, Zhejunyu
Liu, Jie
Yan, Peng
author_facet Liu, Yang
Jin, Zhejunyu
Liu, Jie
Yan, Peng
contents The center of mass and helicity are two dynamic degrees of freedom of skyrmions. In this work, we study the current-driven skyrmion motion in frustrated altermagnets. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we find that the skyrmion helicity is not locked with the skyrmion Hall angle, but unidirectionally rotates with a global angular velocity proportional to the square of the current density. In addition, we find that the helicity rotation velocity is highly anisotropic, depending on the direction of current flows. We also observe helicity oscillation in the terahertz regimes, where the nonlinear mixing between the fast and slow modes generates a magnon frequency comb. Full atomistic spin dynamics simulations verify our theoretical predictions. Our results establish frustrated altermagnets as a promising platform for skyrmionics, THz technology, and frequency comb.
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spellingShingle Current-driven nonlinear skyrmion dynamics in altermagnets
Liu, Yang
Jin, Zhejunyu
Liu, Jie
Yan, Peng
Materials Science
The center of mass and helicity are two dynamic degrees of freedom of skyrmions. In this work, we study the current-driven skyrmion motion in frustrated altermagnets. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we find that the skyrmion helicity is not locked with the skyrmion Hall angle, but unidirectionally rotates with a global angular velocity proportional to the square of the current density. In addition, we find that the helicity rotation velocity is highly anisotropic, depending on the direction of current flows. We also observe helicity oscillation in the terahertz regimes, where the nonlinear mixing between the fast and slow modes generates a magnon frequency comb. Full atomistic spin dynamics simulations verify our theoretical predictions. Our results establish frustrated altermagnets as a promising platform for skyrmionics, THz technology, and frequency comb.
title Current-driven nonlinear skyrmion dynamics in altermagnets
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13499