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A Chiral Magnet Induces Vortex Currents in Superconductors
March 17, 2021•
Physics 14, 39
Control over vortices that arise in magnet-superconductor heterostructures could lead to qubits that are immune to the effects of their environment.
APS/Gustav Bihlmayer
Figure 1: A heterostructure comprising a magnetic material (white) that hosts a type of skyrmion, coupled to a superconductor (blue) could provide a platform for hosting and manipulating quasiparticles that may be useful in quantum computing. The stray magnetic field from the skyrmion induces vortices in the superconducting layer. These skyrmion-vortex pairs may host stable hybrid topological excitations.A heterostructure comprising a magnetic material (white) that hosts a type of skyrmion, coupled to a superconductor (blue) could provide a platform for hosting and manipulating quasiparticles that may be useful in quantum computing. The stray magneti. Show more