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    Tang, Jin; Wu, Yaodong; Wang, Weiwei; Kong, Lingyao; Lv, Boyao; Wei, Wensen; Zang, Jiadong; Tian, Mingliang; Du, Haifeng

    Nature nanotechnology, 10/2021, Letnik: 16, Številka: 10
    Journal Article

    Topological charge Q classifies non-trivial spin textures and determines many of their characteristics. Most abundant are topological textures with |Q| ≤ 1, such as (anti)skyrmions, (anti)merons or (anti)vortices. In this study we created and imaged in real space magnetic skyrmion bundles, that is, multi-Q three-dimensional skyrmionic textures. These textures consist of a circular spin spiral that ties together a discrete number of skyrmion tubes. We observed skyrmion bundles with integer Q values up to 55. We show here that electric currents drive the collective motion of these particle-like textures similar to skyrmions. Bundles with Q ≠ 0 exhibit a skyrmion Hall effect with a Hall angle of ~62°, whereas Q = 0 bundles, the so-called skyrmioniums, propagate collinearly with respect to the current flow, that is, with a skyrmion Hall angle of ~0°. The experimental observation of multi-Q spin textures adds another member to the family of magnetic topological textures, which may serve in future spintronic devices.