Simulation Study of Dynamic Rotation and Deformation for Plasmonic Electric Field-Skyrmions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Simulation and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Dynamic Rotation for Skyrmions
3.2. Dynamic Deformation for Skyrmions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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Rotation State | Adjusted Values of Phase | Positions of Slits |
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Horizontal state | 4 | |
Small-acute-angle tilted state | 3 | |
large-acute-angle tilted state | 2 | |
Right-angled tilted state | 1 |
Rotation State | Deformations | Adjusted Values of Phase | Positions of Slits |
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Horizontal state | Standard initial-state skyrmions | / | |
Obviously deformed to the right | 4 | ||
Acute angle tilted state | Slightly deformed in the upward-right tilt direction | 1, 4 | |
Deformation in the upward-right tilt direction | 1, 4 | ||
Obvious deformation in the upward-right tilt direction | 1, 4 | ||
Severe deformation in the upward-right tilt direction | 1, 4 | ||
Right angle tilted state | Obvious upward tilt deformation | 1 |
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Tang, G.; Bai, C.; Kanwal, S.; Zhao, Z.; Zhang, D. Simulation Study of Dynamic Rotation and Deformation for Plasmonic Electric Field-Skyrmions. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7425. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167425
Tang G, Bai C, Kanwal S, Zhao Z, Zhang D. Simulation Study of Dynamic Rotation and Deformation for Plasmonic Electric Field-Skyrmions. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):7425. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167425
Chicago/Turabian StyleTang, Gao, Chunyan Bai, Saima Kanwal, Zhening Zhao, and Dawei Zhang. 2024. "Simulation Study of Dynamic Rotation and Deformation for Plasmonic Electric Field-Skyrmions" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 7425. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167425