• Accepted Paper

Continuous regularization of discrete disclination defects in magnetic skyrmion lattices by quasi particle-like deformation

Qian Sun, Kohta Kasai, Chang Liu, and Takahiro Shimada

Phys. Rev. Materials - Accepted 4 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/f95c-k6qx

Abstract

Magnetic skyrmion crystals are hexagonal lattices whose sites are occupied by individually deformable, topologically protected quasiparticles. Unlike atomic crystals, skyrmions can continuously reshape, raising a fundamental question of how such a lattice accommodates discrete defects. Using phase-field simulations, we reveal that skyrmion deformability regularizes disclinations into finite cores as core skyrmions deform and split into half-skyrmion pairs. Within this finite core, continuous skyrmion deformation accommodates the skyrmion-lattice strain that would otherwise diverge. We extract effective core radii from the radial profiles of particle strain, hexatic orientational order, and enclosed Frank angle; these three measures define distinct length scales that broaden with increasing skyrmion deformability, revealing a multi-scale core architecture. The inter-core skyrmion-lattice strain is reduced relative to the point-core Volterra quadrupole reference. These results demonstrate the coexistence of continuous constituent deformability and discrete lattice topology and elucidate how their interplay shapes the physics of disclinations in skyrmion crystals.

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