Skyrmionium metamatter: A topologically heterogeneous magnetic crystal with emergent hybrid dynamics
This work introduces a paradigm of magnetic meta-matter in which topological chiral solitons---such as skyrmions and skyrmioniums---serve as distinct ``atomic'' species. In this framework, matter is defined not by chemical elements but by emergent, topologically protected building blocks. By arranging these solitonic units into ordered compound lattices, the resulting meta-matter can be engineered to exhibit well-defined stoichiometries, symmetry classes, and polymorphs, directly mirroring the principles of conventional materials design. Structural transformations between polymorphs enable reconfigurability at the quasiparticle level, establishing solitonic crystals as a fundamentally new form of designed matter with programmable collective behavior and broad potential for next-generation magnonic and spintronic technologies.
Authors
- K Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1009-240X)
- Andrey O. Leonov
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- International Institute for Sustainability (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Materials
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/s8xh-m9qb
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00