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Acoustic spin skyrmion molecule lattices enabling stable transport and flexible manipulation

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  • Lei Liu

    (Nanjing University, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Materials Science and Engineering)

  • Xiujuan Zhang

    (Nanjing University, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Materials Science and Engineering)

  • Ming-Hui Lu

    (Nanjing University, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials
    Nanjing University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures)

  • Yan-Feng Chen

    (Nanjing University, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    Nanjing University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures)

Abstract

Skyrmions—topologically protected nanoscale spin textures with vortex-like configurations—hold transformative potential for ultra-dense data storage, spintronics and quantum computing. However, their practical utility is challenged by dynamic instability, complex interaction, and the lack of deterministic control. Here, we introduce a skyrmion molecule lattice, a novel architecture where pairs of skyrmions with opposite polarizability are symmetry-locked into stable molecule configurations. These molecules emerge as propagating eigenstates of the system, enabling robust transport. Using a boundary engineering technique, we achieve deterministic control over skyrmion creation, deformation, annihilation, and polarizability inversion. This is experimentally demonstrated in a graphene-inspired acoustic surface wave metamaterial by harnessing topological acoustic spin structures. Our work, leveraging symmetry principles, establishes a universal framework for stabilizing, transporting and manipulating the skyrmion quasiparticles.

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  • Lei Liu & Xiujuan Zhang & Ming-Hui Lu & Yan-Feng Chen, 2025. "Acoustic spin skyrmion molecule lattices enabling stable transport and flexible manipulation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-65611-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65611-4
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