Stability and current-driven dynamics of mixed-topology bimeron clusters

Philippe Heymes; Thomas L. Schmidt; Vladyslav M. Kuchkin

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Stability and current-driven dynamics of mixed-topology bimeron clusters

Philippe Heymes·Thomas L. Schmidt·Vladyslav M. Kuchkin

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In this work, we study bimerons (in-plane skyrmions) and their clusters composed of states with mixed topological indices. These clusters provide flexibility in controlling the skyrmion Hall angle, which depends on the cluster's total topological charge. First, using the simplest such cluster, a bimeron-antibimeron pair, we examine its stability with the geodesic nudged elastic band method and identify three mechanisms -- bimeron separation, interchange, and annihilation -- with comparable energy barriers that determine the pair's overall stability. This provides an upper bound for the stability of more sophisticated clusters of bimerons and antibimerons. Then, we numerically study the clusters' dynamics for currents applied in-plane and perpendicular to the plane, corresponding to the Zhang-Li and Slonczewski mechanisms. Finally, we analyze the dynamics of a wide variety of bimeron clusters within the Thiele approach and show that their velocities always lie on a specific ellipse whose parameters are fully governed by the model Hamiltonian.

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Philippe Heymes, Thomas L. Schmidt, Vladyslav M. Kuchkin. 2026-10-05. Stability and current-driven dynamics of mixed-topology bimeron clusters. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.05917

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