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Xiuzhen Yu1, Yizhou Liu1, Konstantin V Iakoubovskii1
1RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan.
Abstract:
3D topological spin textures-hopfions-are predicted in helimagnetic systems but are not experimentally confirmed thus far. By utilizing an external magnetic field and electric current in the present study, 3D topological spin textures are realized, including fractional hopfions with nonzero topological index, in a skyrmion-hosting helimagnet FeGe. Microsecond current pulses are employed to control the dynamics of the expansion and contraction of a bundle composed of a skyrmion and a fractional hopfion, as well as its current-driven Hall motion. This research approach has demonstrated the novel electromagnetic properties of fractional hopfions and their ensembles in helimagnetic systems.
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