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NASA NTRS1988

Cosmic string catalysis of skyrmion decay

The Callan-Witten picture is developed for monopole catalyzed skyrmion decay in order to analyze the corresponding cosmic string scenario. It is discovered that cosmic strings (both ordinary and superconducting) can catalyze proton decay, but that this catalysis only occurs on the scale of the core of the string. In order to do this we have to develop a vortex model for the superconducting string. An argument is also given for the difference in the enhancement factors for monopoles and strings.

Gregory, Ruth↗
DOE OSTI2025

Anomalous Hall effect in the polar magnet Gd 3 ⁢Ni 8 ⁢Sn 4 : A candidate for hosting skyrmions

While recent theoretical studies have positioned noncollinear polar magnets with C nv symmetry as compelling candidates for realizing topological magnetic phases and substantial intrinsic anomalous Hall conductivity, experimental realizations of the same in strongly correlated systems remain rare. Here, we present a large intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and extended topological magnetic ordering in Gd 3 ⁢Ni 8 ⁢Sn 4 with hexagonal C 6v symmetry. Observation of topological Hall response, corroborated by metamagnetic anomalies in isothermal magnetization, peak/hump features in field-evolution of ac susceptibility and longitudinal resistivity suggest the signature of topological magnetic phases. The anomalous Hall effect is quantitatively accounted for by the intrinsic Berry curvature-mediated mechanism. Finally, our results underscore polar magnets as a promising platform to investigate a plethora of emergent electrodynamic responses rooted in the interplay between magnetism and topology.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2025

Skyrmion-like Spin Textures Emerging in the Material Derived from Structural Frustration

Magnetic materials with complex spin textures present both fundamental and practical appeal. The complex patterns of magnetic moments emerging on underlying crystal lattices hold potential for robust information storage and processing, including the promise of topological quantum computing. The scope of materials that host such patterns, however, remains rather limited. Here, in this study, we report a discovery of a complex spin texture in a noncentrosymmetric material that emerges from the structural frustration at the boundary between centrosymmetric parent structures MnCoGe (the hexagonal Ni 2 In or the orthorhombic TiNiSi structure type) and MnCoAs (the TiNiSi structure type). Our findings demonstrate that such structural frustration provides a powerful handle for identifying compositional spaces where complex magnetic behavior and associated nontrivial magnetic structures are likely to emerge. Thus, the new phase MnCoGe 1/3 As 2/3 exhibits a modulated cycloidal antiferromagnetic arrangement of electron spins on a noncentrosymmetric lattice (of the hexagonal ZrNiAl type) that materializes in the space between centrosymmetric collinear ferromagnets. This work provides a pathway for discovering novel materials with exotic spin textures for next-generation spintronics and quantum technologies.

Wang, YiXu [Florida State University, Tallahassee,↗