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Dr T A Moore, Prof John Cunningham No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leeds United Kingdom Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Physics Solid State Physics

About the Project

Magnetic skyrmions are nanoscale spin textures with a non-zero topological charge that appear in some condensed matter systems such as magnetic multilayers. About a decade ago it was predicted that they could be transported along a magnetic wire using small electrical currents, and this has led to a variety of proposals for their use in magnetic memory and non-von Neumann computing. However, in practice skyrmion motion is hindered by imperfections in the magnetic material, meaning that far more current is needed than predicted, leading to energy inefficiencies. In this project surface acoustic waves (SAWs) will be used to manipulate skyrmions instead.

Funding Notes

A highly competitive EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship consisting of the award of fees with a maintenance grant (currently £17,668 for session 2022/23) for 3.5 years. This opportunity is open to all applicants, with a number of awards for Non-UK nationals limited by UKRI. All candidates will be placed into the EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship Competition and selection is based on academic merit.