Topological properties and dynamics of magnetic skyrmions

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 899-911

  Nagaosa, Naoto ^a,b   Tokura, Yoshinori ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; NEUTRON SCATTERING; TEXTURES; TOPOLOGY;

CURRENT-DRIVEN; INFORMATION CARRIERS; MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; MOMENTUM SPACES; PROCESSING DEVICE; SPIN STRUCTURES; TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

MAGNETIC STORAGE;

NANOMATERIAL;

ACCELERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DATA STORAGE DEVICE; DENSITY; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; MAGNET; MAGNETIC SKYRMION; MICROSCOPY; MOTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STORAGE;

MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MICROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84890481257     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.243     Document Type: Review

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