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arxiv: 2604.27719 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-30 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.mes-hall

Emergent electric fields driven by phonon-coupled skyrmion resonances

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keywords skyrmion latticeemergent electric fieldphonon couplingbreathing moderotational dynamicsmicrowave excitationtopological magnetsspin-charge coupling
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The pith

Phonon-coupled skyrmion breathing and rotation generate dc and ac emergent electric fields without net lattice translation.

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The paper develops a coarse-grained theoretical model for the macroscopic electric fields that arise when skyrmion lattices undergo breathing and rotational dynamics coupled to phonons. Microwave excitation drives these internal modes, and the model shows how they produce both steady dc and oscillating ac electric fields. This occurs even when the lattice does not translate as a whole, especially in dilute lattices. The approach uses observable quantities like skyrmion radius, domain wall width, and resonance frequency to predict the harmonic components of the response. Such a framework matters because it links spin, charge, and lattice degrees of freedom in a way that could be measured in experiments on topological magnets.

Core claim

We develop a coarse-grained theoretical description of the macroscopic emergent electric field generated by phonon-coupled lattice deformations in the breathing and rotational dynamics of a skyrmion lattice under microwave excitation. The analysis identifies the symmetry and dynamical conditions that yield rectified (dc) and oscillating (ac) electric fields, even in the absence of net translational motion of the skyrmion lattice, particularly in the dilute-lattice limit. Using experimentally measurable skyrmion profile parameters such as the equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, and dynamical resonance frequency of skyrmion lattice, the model further enables identification of harmonic 3D000

What carries the argument

Coarse-grained model of phonon-coupled deformations from skyrmion breathing and rotational resonances that produces emergent electric fields.

Load-bearing premise

The coarse-grained theoretical description remains valid for capturing macroscopic emergent electric fields from microscopic skyrmion breathing and rotational dynamics coupled to phonons in the long-wavelength limit.

What would settle it

An experiment that excites a dilute skyrmion lattice with microwaves at its resonance frequency and measures for the predicted dc electric field component while confirming no net lattice motion would test the central claim.

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We develop a coarse-grained theoretical description of the macroscopic emergent electric field generated by phonon-coupled lattice deformations in the breathing and rotational dynamics of a skyrmion lattice under microwave excitation. The analysis identifies the symmetry and dynamical conditions that yield rectified (dc) and oscillating (ac) electric fields, even in the absence of net translational motion of the skyrmion lattice, particularly in the dilute-lattice limit. Using experimentally measurable skyrmion profile parameters such as the equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, and dynamical resonance frequency of skyrmion lattice, the model further enables identification of harmonic components contributing to the observed macroscopic electrodynamic response in the long-wavelength phonon limit ($q \to 0$) and at finite phonon frequency, providing a unified framework for phonon-driven spin-charge-lattice coupling in topological magnets.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript develops a coarse-grained theoretical description of the macroscopic emergent electric field generated by phonon-coupled lattice deformations in the breathing and rotational dynamics of a skyrmion lattice under microwave excitation. The analysis identifies the symmetry and dynamical conditions that yield rectified (dc) and oscillating (ac) electric fields, even in the absence of net translational motion of the skyrmion lattice, particularly in the dilute-lattice limit. Using experimentally measurable skyrmion profile parameters such as the equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, and dynamical resonance frequency, the model addresses harmonic components contributing to the observed macroscopic electrodynamic response in the long-wavelength phonon limit (q → 0) and at finite phonon frequency, providing a unified framework for phonon-driven spin-charge-lattice coupling in topological magnets.

Significance. If the central derivations hold, this work supplies a useful symmetry-based framework for emergent electric fields in phonon-coupled skyrmion systems that does not require net lattice translation. Expressing the dc and ac responses in terms of directly measurable quantities (equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, resonance frequency) lowers the barrier to experimental tests and may help interpret microwave-driven electrodynamic signals in dilute skyrmion lattices. The emphasis on the long-wavelength phonon limit and finite-frequency regime makes the approach relevant to ongoing experiments on spin-charge-lattice coupling in topological magnets.

minor comments (3)
  1. The abstract is information-dense; splitting the description of the coarse-grained model from the discussion of its experimental implications would improve readability.
  2. When the equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, and resonance frequency are first introduced in the main text, their symbols should be defined explicitly and used consistently thereafter.
  3. A short comparison paragraph placing the present symmetry analysis against existing treatments of skyrmion breathing modes or magnon-phonon coupling would help readers assess novelty.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their positive and detailed summary of our manuscript on emergent electric fields driven by phonon-coupled skyrmion resonances. The assessment of significance is appreciated, and we note the recommendation for minor revision. However, the report contains no specific major comments or criticisms to address point by point. We have re-examined the manuscript in light of the overall feedback and find the derivations, symmetry arguments, and expressions in terms of measurable parameters (equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, resonance frequency) to be robust as presented. No changes are required based on the provided report, though we remain open to any minor editorial clarifications the editor may suggest.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation uses measurable inputs and symmetry analysis

full rationale

The provided abstract and skeptic summary indicate a coarse-grained model built from symmetry conditions on breathing/rotational modes coupled to phonons in the long-wavelength limit. All central expressions for dc/ac emergent fields are stated to be constructed from experimentally measurable parameters (equilibrium radius, domain-wall width, resonance frequency) rather than fitted to the target fields themselves. No equations are shown that reduce by construction to prior outputs, no self-citation chains are invoked as load-bearing uniqueness theorems, and the derivations are described as following directly from mode expansions preserving the stated symmetries. Because no load-bearing step can be quoted that collapses to an input by definition or self-reference, the derivation chain is self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard domain assumptions in skyrmion and phonon physics rather than new fitted parameters or invented entities; the listed parameters are described as experimentally measurable, and the long-wavelength limit is invoked as a standard approximation.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Coarse-grained description suffices to capture macroscopic emergent electric fields from microscopic skyrmion dynamics
    Invoked at the outset when developing the theoretical model for lattice deformations and resonances.
  • domain assumption Long-wavelength phonon limit (q → 0) and dilute-lattice approximation apply to the harmonic components of the response
    Used to identify DC and AC field contributions in the electrodynamic response.

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