Nucleation and collapse of magnetic topological solitons in external magnetic field
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2023-14-2-216-222
Abstract
The dependence of the lifetimes and rates of spontaneous nucleation of topological magnetic soli tons on the external magnetic field is calculated within the framework of the harmonic transition state theory for magnetic degrees of freedom. For two-dimensional magnetic skyrmions, the influence of the magnetic field on the collapse rate was found to be greater than on the nucleation rate. This is explained by the weaker dependence of the energy of the transition state on the external field compared to the energy of the metastable skyrmion. The balance of the nucleation and collapse of skyrmion rates makes it possible to determine the average equilibrium concentration of skyrmions in a thin film as a function of the external field and temperature. It is shown that skyrmion and antiskyrmion states can exist simultaneously in quasi-two-dimensional thin films in tilted external magnetic field. The minimum energy paths for the collapse of these topological solitons and magnetic configurations in the vicinity of saddle point have been found and compared.
Supporting agencies: The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 22-72-00059, https://rscf.ru/en/project/22-72-00059/.
About the Authors
M. N. Potkina
ITMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria N. Potkina – Faculty of Physics
St. Petersburg, 197101
I. S. Lobanov
ITMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Igor S. Lobanov,– Faculty of Physics
St. Petersburg, 197101
V. M. Uzdin
ITMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valery M. Uzdin– Faculty of Physics
St. Petersburg, 197101
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