Skyrmionic LEGO- entangled skyrmion networks in chiral magnets and liquid crystals

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21K03406
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 13010:Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics-related
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	LEONOV ANDRIY 広島大学, 先進理工系科学研究科(理), 准教授 (30804851)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	skyrmion / liquid crystals / chirality / A-phase
Outline of Research at the Start	The aim of the project is by experimental and theoretical means to introduce different classes of oblique non-axisymmetric skyrmions and elucidate the principles of their meshing into a large diversity of extended three-dimensional skyrmionic networks in chiral magnets and liquid crystals.