Creating Currents of Electric Skyrmion Bubbles

作者：Jorge Íñiguez, Hugo Aramberri · 发表于：Physical Review Letters · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1103/fb55-3fks · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles、Advanced Memory and Neural Computing、Magnetic properties of thin films

The experimental demonstration of electric skyrmion bubbles and the recent prediction of their Brownian motion have brought topological ferroelectrics close to their magnetic counterparts. Electric bubbles (e-bubbles) could potentially be leveraged in applications for which magnetic skyrmions have been proposed (e.g., neuromorphic computing). Yet, we still lack a strategy to create currents of e-bubbles. Here, using predictive atomistic simulations, we illustrate two approaches to induce e-bubble currents by application of suitable electric fields, static or dynamic. We focus on regimes where e-bubbles display spontaneous diffusion, which allows us to generate a current by simply biasing their Brownian motion. Our calculations indicate that e-bubble velocities over 25 m/s can be achieved at room temperature, suggesting that these electric quasiparticles could rival the speeds of magnetic skyrmions upon further optimization.