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arxiv: 2507.03550 · v3 · pith:XTH2UZKLnew · submitted 2025-07-04 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.mes-hall· physics.optics

Ultrafast manipulation of magnetic skyrmions by microwave fields

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classification ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.mes-hallphysics.optics
keywords magnetic skyrmionsinertial dynamicsThiele equationinverse Faraday effectmicrowave manipulationtopological chargegyration dynamicsultrafast control
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Skyrmion inertia turns continuous microwave paths into polygonal orbits and sustains gyration after pulses.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper shows that adding an inertial mass term to the equation for skyrmion motion under circularly polarized microwave driving via the inverse Faraday effect produces new trajectory behaviors. Under steady driving the paths shift from smooth spirals to angular polygons because the mass prevents simple damping. After a short pulse ends the skyrmions continue to gyrate, exposing the system's natural relaxation time scales. Trajectory direction depends on the skyrmion topological charge and the microwave polarization sense, so left-circular fields pull textures inward while right-circular fields push them outward. Adjusting damping, drive strength, frequency and mass value controls whether the motion stays oscillatory or becomes overdamped.

Core claim

By adding an inertial mass term to the Thiele equation and deriving the forces from the microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect, continuous-wave circularly polarized excitation produces polygonal orbits rather than smooth spirals while pulsed excitation produces sustained post-pulse gyration that reveals intrinsic relaxation dynamics. Handedness is fixed by topological charge and microwave helicity, with left-circular polarization attracting skyrmions to the beam center and right-circular polarization repelling them.

What carries the argument

Inertial mass term added to the Thiele equation under microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect, which governs the change from spiral to polygonal trajectories and the appearance of post-pulse gyration.

Load-bearing premise

The inertial mass term added to the Thiele equation accurately captures the dynamics under microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect without higher-order corrections or material-specific adjustments.

What would settle it

Direct imaging of skyrmion trajectories under continuous circularly polarized microwave irradiation that shows clear polygonal orbits rather than smooth spirals, or continued gyration after the microwave pulse is removed.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2507.03550 by Haiming Dong, Kai Chang, Xingdi Wang.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: shows the helical motion trajectories of mag￾netic skyrmions with topological charges Q = ±1 driven under ω = 0.55 THz circularly polarized lasers within t = 20 ps, revealing the combined regulatory effect of the topological charge and the chirality of the light field on the skyrmion dynamics. The topological charge Q deter￾mines the direction of helical motion. When driven by the same chiral circularly po… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: illustrates the variations in the velocity compo￾nents vx (in red) and vy (in blue) of magnetic skyrmions with topological charges Q = ±1 within the balance of the gyroscopic force, dissipative force, and optical field force acting on the skyrmion, as described in equation 22, driven by circularly polarized lasers operating at a fre￾quency of ω = 1.0 THz. This result highlights the inter￾play between the t… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. The normalized THz absorption spectrum [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. The THz resonance frequency [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: illustrates how the topological charge Q and the damping effect influence the THz response of mag￾netic skyrmions by examining the THz absorption spec￾trum (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
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We theoretically investigate the inertial dynamics of magnetic skyrmions driven by circularly polarized microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect (MIFE). By incorporating an inertial mass term into the Thiele equation and analytically deriving the microwave-induced magnetic fields and forces, we demonstrate fundamentally distinct dynamical regimes under continuous-wave (CW) versus pulsed excitation. Skyrmion inertia qualitatively transforms trajectories from smooth spirals to polygonal orbits under continuous driving, while enabling sustained post-pulse gyration that reveals the system's intrinsic relaxation dynamics. The handedness of the trajectory is determined by the topological charge and circularly polarized microwave (CPM) helicity: a left-circularly polarized (LCP) CPM attracts skyrmions toward the beam center, while a right-circularly polarized (RCP) CPM repels them. Systematic parameter analysis reveals how Gilbert damping, the intensity and frequency of CPM, and skyrmion mass control the transition between oscillatory and overdamped dynamical phases. Our work identifies inertia, topological charge, and CPM helicity as essential factors in ultrafast skyrmion manipulation and proposes a novel method for designing topological spin textures.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper theoretically investigates the inertial dynamics of magnetic skyrmions driven by circularly polarized microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect (MIFE). By adding a phenomenological inertial mass term to the Thiele equation and analytically deriving the effective forces from the microwave fields, the authors report that inertia qualitatively changes trajectories from smooth spirals to polygonal orbits under continuous-wave driving, enables sustained post-pulse gyration, and sets handedness via topological charge and CPM helicity (LCP attracts skyrmions to the beam center while RCP repels them). Systematic variation of Gilbert damping, CPM intensity/frequency, and skyrmion mass controls transitions between oscillatory and overdamped regimes.

Significance. If the central results hold, the work identifies inertia as a key control knob for ultrafast skyrmion manipulation and proposes a microwave-based protocol that could be relevant for spintronic applications. The analytic derivation of MIFE forces and the explicit demonstration of post-pulse relaxation dynamics are strengths that could be tested experimentally.

major comments (1)
  1. [Methods] Methods (inertial Thiele equation and force derivation): The central predictions rest on the rigid skyrmion profile assumption underlying both the inertial mass term and the topological force. The analytic MIFE force derivation does not include a self-consistent check (e.g., via micromagnetic simulation or linear stability analysis) that the quoted CPM intensities leave the skyrmion radius and magnetization profile undeformed. If breathing or deformation modes are excited, both the effective mass and the gyroscopic terms acquire corrections that could eliminate the polygonal-orbit regime or reverse the reported handedness.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the statement that 'handedness is determined by the topological charge and CPM helicity' should be accompanied by a brief qualifier that this holds within the rigid-profile approximation.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We are grateful to the referee for their thorough review and insightful comments on our manuscript. We particularly appreciate the recognition of the potential significance of inertia in skyrmion manipulation. Below, we provide a point-by-point response to the major comment and outline the revisions we will make to address the concerns raised.

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  1. Referee: [Methods] Methods (inertial Thiele equation and force derivation): The central predictions rest on the rigid skyrmion profile assumption underlying both the inertial mass term and the topological force. The analytic MIFE force derivation does not include a self-consistent check (e.g., via micromagnetic simulation or linear stability analysis) that the quoted CPM intensities leave the skyrmion radius and magnetization profile undeformed. If breathing or deformation modes are excited, both the effective mass and the gyroscopic terms acquire corrections that could eliminate the polygonal-orbit regime or reverse the reported handedness.

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting this key assumption in our approach. The inertial Thiele equation and the derivation of forces from the MIFE are based on the rigid skyrmion profile, which is a standard approximation in the field when the external drive does not strongly perturb the texture. For the CPM intensities and frequencies used in our calculations, the effective fields are sufficiently weak to justify this approximation, as the skyrmion remains stable against small perturbations. To strengthen the manuscript in response to this comment, we will include an additional paragraph in the Methods section providing a qualitative argument and order-of-magnitude estimate showing that the driving does not excite significant breathing modes. This will involve comparing the MIFE field strength to the effective anisotropy and exchange fields. We maintain that the reported qualitative behaviors, including the polygonal orbits and the handedness, are robust features arising from the inertial term and topology, and small corrections would not eliminate or reverse them. We will update the manuscript accordingly. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation is self-contained

full rationale

The paper adds an inertial mass term to the standard Thiele equation and analytically derives the effective forces from the inverse Faraday effect of circularly polarized microwaves. The reported transitions between spiral and polygonal orbits, post-pulse gyration, and handedness follow directly from solving the resulting differential equation under CW and pulsed driving. No quoted step reduces a prediction to a fitted input by construction, no self-citation is load-bearing for the central claims, and no ansatz is smuggled via prior work by the same authors. The model is presented as an extension with explicit assumptions; results are obtained by integration rather than being tautological with the inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

3 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the standard Thiele framework plus an added inertial term whose validity is assumed; no explicit free parameters are fitted in the abstract, but Gilbert damping, microwave intensity, frequency, and skyrmion mass are treated as control variables whose values affect the phase diagram.

free parameters (3)
  • Gilbert damping
    Varied to control transition between oscillatory and overdamped phases; value not specified as fitted but scanned.
  • CPM intensity and frequency
    Control parameters whose specific values determine dynamical regimes.
  • Skyrmion inertial mass
    Introduced via the added term and scanned to reveal qualitative changes in trajectories.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The Thiele equation remains a valid reduced description when an inertial mass term is included for microwave-driven skyrmions.
    Invoked when the inertial term is incorporated to derive forces and solve trajectories.

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