Theory of an electron asymmetric scattering on skyrmion textures in two-dimensional systems

We discuss in detail the electron scattering pattern on skyrmion-like magnetic textures in two-dimensional geometry. The special attention is focused on analyzing the scattering asymmetry, which is a precursor of the topological Hall effect. We present analytical results valid in the limiting regime...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2020-09, Vol.32 (41), p.415302
Main Author: Denisov, K S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Berry phase
magnetic skyrmion
skew scattering
topological Hall effect
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Summary:We discuss in detail the electron scattering pattern on skyrmion-like magnetic textures in two-dimensional geometry. The special attention is focused on analyzing the scattering asymmetry, which is a precursor of the topological Hall effect. We present analytical results valid in the limiting regimes of strong and weak coupling, we analyze analytically the conditions when the transverse response acquires a quantized character determined by the topological charge of a magnetic texture, we also derive the numerical scheme that gives access to the exact solution of the scattering problem. We describe how the electron scattering asymmetry is modified due to an additional short-range impurity located inside a magnetic skyrmion. Based on the numerical computations we investigate the properties of the asymmetric scattering for an arbitrary magnitude of the interaction strength and the topology of a magnetic texture, we also account for the presence or absence of a scalar impurity.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/ab966e