Acoustic spin skyrmion molecule lattices enabling stable transport and flexible manipulation
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.
Authors
- Ming‐Hui Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-9844)
- Lei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-8564)
- Xiujuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-3449)
- Yan‐Feng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7365-0221)
Institutions
- China Pharmaceutical University (CN)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (CN)
- Nanjing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65611-4
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province