Skyrmions: Topological Structures, Properties, and Applications J. Ping Liu, Zhidong Zhang, and Guoping Zhao, Editors

2017 MRS bulletin  
P hysicist Tony Skyrme introduced a topological feature called a skyrmion more than 50 years ago. Recently, skyrmions have drawn a great deal of new attention, not only for the related topology and physics, but also for the potential applications of skyrmions in advanced technology (i.e., high-capacity information storage). Research activities on skyrmions have been booming over the past few years, but there have been no books providing a comprehensive review of the research, until this
more » ... ion. To my knowledge, this is the fi rst book that covers the concepts and features of magnetic skyrmions in such a systematic and comprehensive manner. The foreword is written by Nobel laureate Albert Fert. The book consists
doi:10.1557/mrs.2017.178 fatcat:kxqmh4o5yjf67onhlexg6je65a