Condensed Matter Seminars

Skyrmions are topologically protected magnetic quasi-particles. An isolated skyrmion is a metastable state of ferromagnet. The metastable state of skyrmions has a finite lifetime at non zero temperature which depends on energy barrier and attempt frequency. Materials with different symmetry groups can support different kinds of skyrmions (Bloch, Neel, Anti-skyrmion). We will see how these different types of symmetries can be used to control movements of a skyrmion. Skyrmion and domain wall racetracks can be used for temporal memories in race logic. Locally synchronized racetracks can spatially store relative timings of wavefronts and provide non-destructive read-out.