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Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected spin textures that can act as reconfigurable nanoscale information carriers. In synthetic antiferromagnets (SAFs), interlayer exchange coupling offers an additional control parameter beyond the…

The emergence of a magnetic skyrmion crystal in a nonsymmorphic lattice system with the screw symmetry is numerically investigated. By performing the simulated annealing for a layered spin model with the isotropic exchange interaction and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-07-04 Satoru Hayami

We explore the interplay between topology and eigenmodes by changing the stabilizing mechanism of skyrmion lattices (skX). We focus on two prototypical ultrathin films hosting an hexagonal (Pd/Fe/Ir(111)) and a square (Fe/Ir(111)) skyrmion…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-05-11 Louise Desplat , Bertrand Dupé

The experimental realization of magnetic skyrmions in centrosymmetric materials has been driven by theoretical understanding of how a delicate balance of anisotropy and frustration can stabilize topological spin structures in applied…

Ne\'el skyrmions originate from interfacial Dzyaloshinskii Moriya interaction (DMI). Recent studies have explored using ferromagnet to host Ne\'el skyrmions for device applications. However, challenges remain to reduce the size of skyrmion…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-19 Marco Chung Ting Ma , Yunkun Xie , Howard Sheng , S. Joseph Poon , Avik Ghosh

We explore the skyrmion formation and control possibilities in 2D magnets from the ubiquitous moir\'e pattern in vdW heterostructures. Using the example of a ferromagnetic monolayer on an antiferromagnetic substrate, we demonstrate a new…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-13 Qingjun Tong , Fei Liu , Jiang Xiao , Wang Yao

Magnetic skyrmions $-$ localized chiral spin structures $-$ show great promise for spintronic applications. The recent discovery of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials opened new opportunities for exploring such topological spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-09-30 Dongzhe Li , Soumyajyoti Haldar , Stefan Heinze

We report the experimental observation of micron-scale magnetic skyrmions at room temperature in several Pt/Co-based thin film heterostructures designed to possess a low exchange stiffness, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and a modest…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-08-26 Jeffrey A. Brock , Eric E. Fullerton

Magnetic skyrmions in 2D chiral magnets are in general stabilized by a combination of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and external magnetic field. Here, we show that skyrmions can also be stabilized in twisted moir\'e superlattices in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-04-21 Muhammad Akram , Onur Erten

Neel skyrmions are of high interest due to their potential applications in a variety of spintronic devices, currently accessible in ultrathin heavy metal/ferromagnetic bilayers and multilayers with a strong Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-04-05 Shawn D. Pollard , Joseph A. Garlow , Jiawei Yu , Zhen Wang , Yimei Zhu , Hyunsoo Yang

Magnetic skyrmions are fascinating topological particle-like textures promoted by a trade-off among interfacial properties (perpendicular anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI)) and dipolar interactions. Depending on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-05-17 R. Tomasello , Z. Wang , E. Raimondo , S. Je , M. Im , M. Carpentieri , W. Jiang , G. Finocchio

Using density functional theory, we investigate the interplay between the stacking order and sequence of bilayers composed of an Fe and a Rh layer on the Re(0001) and their magnetic properties. We find that fcc/ffc stacked bilayers are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Souvik Paul , Stefan Heinze

The quest for electric-field control of nanoscale magnetic states such as skyrmions, which would impact the field of spintronics, has led to a challenging search for multiferroic materials or structures with strong magnetoelectric coupling…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-10-24 Xin Jin , Andrew O'Hara , Yu-Yang Zhang , Shixuan Du , Sokrates T. Pantelides

Skyrmions are whirl like topological spin objects with high potential for future magnetic data storage. It is a fundamental question, relevant for both basic research and application, if a ferroelectric (FE) polarization can be associated…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-11-18 E. Ruff , S. Widmann , P. Lunkenheimer , V. Tsurkan , S. Bordács , I. Kézsmárki , A. Loidl

Chiral magnets are an emerging class of topological matter harbouring localized and topologically protected vortex-like magnetic textures called skyrmions, which are currently under intense scrutiny as a new entity for information storage…

Magnetic skyrmions are chiral nanoscale spin textures which are usually induced by Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). Recently, magnetic skyrmions have been observed in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic materials,…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-04-07 Kai Huang , Ding-Fu Shao , Evgeny Y. Tsymbal

Magnetic skyrmions, topologically stable spin textures, have attracted significant interest due to their potential applications in information storage and processing. They are typically stabilized by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-05 A. Vela Wac , F. A. Gómez Albarracín , D. C. Cabra

Magnetic skyrmions, renowned for their fascinating electromagnetic properties, hold potential for next-generation topological spintronic devices. Recent advancements have unveiled a rich tapestry of 3D topological magnetism. Nevertheless,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-11 Yaodong Wu , Jialiang Jiang , Weiwei Wang , Lingyao Kong , Shouguo Wang , Mingliang Tian , Haifeng Du , Jin Tang

Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected spin textures with potential applications in memory and logic devices. Skyrmions have been commonly observed in systems with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction due to broken inversion symmetry.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-21 Jyotirish Das , Muhammad Akram , Onur Erten

This paper delves into the origins and specificity of the unique stable spin textures (360{\deg} closed loop domain walls and skyrmions) observed in exchange-biased systems, with either in-plane or out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy. In the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-01 Bernard Dieny , Olivier Fruchart , Ernesto E. Marinero