TOPOLOGICAL SPIN TEXTURES IN 3-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC STRUCTURES

摘要

Utilizing the topological character of patterns in 3D structures is beneficial for information storage, magnetic memory and logic systems. One embodiment describes the use of topological knots, exemplified by a Möbius strip, in which a spin traversing along the band for a complete cycle will recover its original position, while having rotated away from its original orientation. The spins can respond to an external magnetic field, but cannot achieve a ferromagnetic state, in which all magnetic moments are pointing in the same direction, due to the topological knot. 3D assemblies of such nano-Möbius strips may form prototype secure magnetic information storage devices that are secure and with extremely low levels of energy dissipation.