Vortices in thin ferromagnetic films and the skyrmion number

O. A. Tretiakov; O. Tchernyshyov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408

Vortices in thin ferromagnetic films and the skyrmion number

O. A. Tretiakov, O. Tchernyshyov

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

115 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We point out that a peculiar annihilation of a vortex-antivortex pair observed numerically by Hertel and Schneider [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 177202 (2006)] represents the formation and a subsequent decay of a skyrmion.

Original language	English
Article number	012408
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	75
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408

Cite this

@article{2999791788654e2294521c0e22d41e24,

title = "Vortices in thin ferromagnetic films and the skyrmion number",

abstract = "We point out that a peculiar annihilation of a vortex-antivortex pair observed numerically by Hertel and Schneider [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 177202 (2006)] represents the formation and a subsequent decay of a skyrmion.",

author = "Tretiakov, {O. A.} and O. Tchernyshyov",

year = "2007",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408",

language = "English",

volume = "75",

journal = "Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics",

issn = "0163-1829",

publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Vortices in thin ferromagnetic films and the skyrmion number

AU - Tretiakov, O. A.

AU - Tchernyshyov, O.

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - We point out that a peculiar annihilation of a vortex-antivortex pair observed numerically by Hertel and Schneider [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 177202 (2006)] represents the formation and a subsequent decay of a skyrmion.

AB - We point out that a peculiar annihilation of a vortex-antivortex pair observed numerically by Hertel and Schneider [Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 177202 (2006)] represents the formation and a subsequent decay of a skyrmion.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846413939&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33846413939&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.012408

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33846413939

SN - 0163-1829

VL - 75

JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

IS - 1

M1 - 012408

ER -

Vortices in thin ferromagnetic films and the skyrmion number

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this