Fig. 3
Three-dimensional structure of baby skyrmions in a confined LC. a, b Director structure of the skyrmion in the cross-sectional plane orthogonal to n 0 for (a) U = 0 V and (b) U = 4 V presented using double cones locally aligned with their axes along n(r). c, d The corresponding director structure of the skyrmion in the cross-sectional plane parallel to n 0 and passing through the skyrmion’s center for (c) U = 0 V and (d) U = 4 V. e–h The corresponding director structure of the skyrmion in the (e, f) in-plane and (g, h) vertical cross-sections visualized using arrows colored according to the corresponding points on S 2 (inset) and to the coloring scheme also used in Fig. 2
