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Skyrmion Hall effect

Two independent teams have demonstrated that the current-driven motion of a topological charge experiences a transverse deflection analogous to charged particles in the classical Hall effect.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the skyrmion Hall effect.

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Chen, G. Skyrmion Hall effect. Nature Phys 13, 112–113 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4030

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