Skyrmion-skyrmion and skyrmion-edge repulsions in skyrmion-based racetrack memory

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Xichao ^a   Zhao, G P ^a,b   Fangohr, Hans ^c   Liu, J Ping ^b,d   Xia, W X ^b   Xia, J ^a   Morvan, F J ^a  

^a SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84923779428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07643     Document Type: Article

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