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Robust skyrmion-bubble textures in SrRuO$_3$ thin films stabilized by magnetic anisotropy

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2020-08-05 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

Topological spin textures in an itinerant ferromagnet, SrRuO3_3 is studied combining Hall transport measurements and numerical simulations. We observe characteristic signatures of the Topological Hall Effect associated with skyrmions. A relatively large thickness of our films and absence of heavy metal layers make the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction an unlikely source of these topological spin textures. Additionally, the transport anomalies exhibit an unprecedented robustness to magnetic field tilting and temperature. Our numerical simulations suggest that this unconventional behavior results from magnetic bubbles with skyrmion topology stabilized by magnetodipolar interactions in an unexpected region of parameter space.

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@article{arxiv.2001.07039,
  title  = {Robust skyrmion-bubble textures in SrRuO$_3$ thin films stabilized by magnetic anisotropy},
  author = {P. Zhang and A. Das and E. Barts and M. Azhar and L. Si and K. Held and M. Mostovoy and T. Banerjee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.07039},
  year   = {2020}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures