Applied Spintronics Lab @ CUHK(SZ)

1.  “Magnetic skyrmions: intriguing physics and new spintronic device concepts” [perspective paper]
Yan Zhou*,
National Science Review,vol. 6, No. 2, pp 210-212 (2019).
DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwy109

2.  “Current-Induced Dynamics of the Antiferromagnetic Skyrmion and Skyrmionium”
Laichuan Shen, Xiaoguang Li, Yuelei Zhao, Jing Xia, Guoping Zhao, Yan Zhou*
Physical Review Applied, 12, 064033 (2019).

3.  “Generation and Hall effect of skyrmions enabled using nonmagnetic point contacts”
Zidong Wang, Xichao Zhang, Jing Xia, Le Zhao, Keyu Wu, Guoqiang Yu, Kang L. Wang, Xiaoxi Liu, S. G. E. te Velthuis, A. Hoffmann, Yan Zhou* and Wanjun Jiang.
Physical Review B, 100, 184426 (2019).

4.  “Magnetic Skyrmion Spectrum Under Voltage Excitation and its Linear Modulation”
Xing Chen, Wang Kang, Daoqian Zhu, Na Lei, Xichao Zhang, Yan Zhou, Youguang Zhang and Weisheng Zhao
Physical Review Applied, 12, 024008 (2019).

5.  “A Comparative Cross-Layer Study on Racetrack Memories: Domain Wall vs Skyrmion”
Wang Kang, Bi Wu, Xing Chen, Daoqian Zhu, Zhaohao Wang, Xichao Zhang and Yan Zhou, Keni Qiu, Youguang Zhang, and Weisheng Zhao
ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies in Computing Systems, Vol. 16, No. 1, Article 2. (2019).

6.  “ Dynamics of an antiferromagnetic skyrmion in a racetrack with a defect”
Xue Liang, Guoping Zhao, Laichuan Shen, Jing Xia, Li Zhao, Xichao Zhang, and Yan Zhou*
Physical Review B, 100, 144439 (2019).

7.  “A skyrmion-based spin-torque nano-oscillator with enhanced edge”
Youhua Feng, Francois J. Morvan, Jing Xia, Laichuan Shen, Lei Qiu, Xichao Zhang, Yan Zhou, Guoping Zhao
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,491, 165610 (2019).

8.  “An achiral ferromagnetic/chiral antiferromagnetic bilayer system leading to controllable size and density of skyrmions”
F. J. Morvan, H. B. Luo, H. X. Yang, X. Zhang, Yan Zhou, G. P. Zhao, W. X. Xia, J. P. Liu
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials,496, 165922 (2020).

9.  “High-Speed Skyrmion Motion in a Skyrmion Shift Device Driven by Voltage”
Yizheng Liu, Na Lei, Chengxiang Wang, Xichao Zhang, Wang Kang, Daoqian Zhu, Yan Zhou, Xiaoxi Liu, Youguang Zhang, and Weisheng Zhao
Physical Review Applied, 11, 014004 (2019).
Editor’s suggestion

10.  “Creation and directional motion of chiral spin textures induced by electric fields”
Chuang Ma, Xichao Zhang, Yusei Yamada, Jing Xia, Motohiko Ezawa, Wanjun Jiang, Yan Zhou* (*co-correspondence authors), Akimitsu Morisako and Xiaoxi Liu*
Nano Letters, 19, 353-361, (2019)

11.  "Ultrafast Field-free Magnetization Switching using Bi-directional Spin Hall Current and Antiferromagnetic Interlayer Exchange"
Xiaoguang Li, Aiguo Kang, Zhejie Liu, Yan Zhou*
Applied Physics Letters, 114, 012403 (2019).

12.  "Current-driven dynamics of frustrated skyrmions in a synthetic antiferromagnetic bilayer"
J Xia, X Zhang, M Ezawa, Z Hou, W Wang, X Liu, Yan Zhou*
Physical Review Applied,11, 044046, (2019)

13.  "Spin torque nano-oscillators based on antiferromagnetic skyrmions"
L Shen, J Xia, G Zhao, X Zhang, M Ezawa, OA Tretiakov, X Liu, Yan Zhou*
Applied Physics Letters,114, 042402, (2019).
Selected as AIP feature article as a Scilights summary and Featured article.

14.  “Manipulation of magnetic skyrmions in a locally modified synthetic antiferromagnetic racetrack”
R. P. Loreto, X. Zhang, Yan Zhou, M. Ezawa, X. Liu and C. I. L. Araujo
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 482, 155–159 (2019).
Editor’s selection, JMMM
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-magnetism-and-magnetic-materials/editors-choice/manipulation-of-magnetic-skyrmions-in-a-locally-modified-syn