Strain-driven topological textures in ferroic materials

Abstract

Our objective is to explore new ways of creating and stabilizing topological textures — such as domain walls, vortices, merons, skyrmions, and Hopfions — in ferroic materials through the utilization of strain- and geometry-induced effects. The pronounced coupling between the order parameter and crystal lattice, particularly evident in certain types of ferroics like ferroelectrics or antiferromagnets, plays a pivotal role in establishing the equilibrium electric or magnetic state.