{
  "id": "1308.2343",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2013-08-10T21:25:51.000Z",
  "updated": "2013-08-10T21:25:51.000Z",
  "title": "Dynamics of an Insulating Skyrmion under a Temperature Gradient",
  "authors": [
    "Lingyao Kong",
    "Jiadong Zang"
  ],
  "comment": "7 pages, 5 figures",
  "journal": "Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 067203 (2013)",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.str-el"
  ],
  "abstract": "We study the Skyrmion dynamics in thin films under a temperature gradient. Our numerical simulations show that both single and multiple Skyrmions in a crystal move towards the high temperature region, which is contrary to particle diffusion. Noticing a similar effect in the domain wall motion, we employ a theory based on magnon dynamics to explain this counterintuitive phenomenon. Unlike the temperature driven domain wall motion, the Skyrmion's topological charge plays an important role, and a transverse Skyrmion motion is observed. Our theory turns out to be in agreement with numerical simulations, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Our calculation indicated that a very promising Skyrmion dynamic phenomenon can be observed in experiments.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2013-08-10T21:25:51.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "75.70.Kw",
      "66.30.Lw",
      "75.10.Hk",
      "75.40.Mg"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "temperature gradient",
      "insulating skyrmion",
      "temperature driven domain wall motion",
      "high temperature region",
      "numerical simulations"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Physical Review Letters",
      "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.067203",
      "year": 2013,
      "month": "Aug",
      "volume": 111,
      "number": 6,
      "pages": "067203"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 7,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2013PhRvL.111f7203K"
    }
  }
}