Magnetic skyrmion materials

Y Tokura, N Kanazawa - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Skyrmion, a concept originally proposed in particle physics half a century ago, can now find
the most fertile field for its applicability, that is, the magnetic skyrmion realized in …

First-principles calculations for Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

H Yang, J Liang, Q Cui - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the magnetic interactions is of fundamental importance in condensed-matter
physics as well as in the application of spintronic devices. In the past 13 years, the …

Physical foundations and basic properties of magnetic skyrmions

AN Bogdanov, C Panagopoulos - Nature Reviews Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Magnetic skyrmions (or vortices) are spatially inhomogeneous spin textures localized in
nanoscale cylindrical regions. Their small size and unique stability make skyrmions …

Observation of vacuum tunneling of spin-polarized electrons with the scanning tunneling microscope

R Wiesendanger, HJ Güntherodt, G Güntherodt… - Physical Review Letters, 1990 - APS
Vacuum tunneling of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic CrO 2 tip into a Cr (001)
single crystal has been observed by means of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) …

Assembling Diverse Skyrmionic Phases in Fe3GeTe2 Monolayers

C Xu, X Li, P Chen, Y Zhang, H Xiang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skyrmionic magnetic states are promising in advanced spintronics. This topic is
experiencing recent progress in 2D magnets, with, for example, a near 300 K Curie …

Measuring interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in ultrathin magnetic films

M Kuepferling, A Casiraghi, G Soares, G Durin… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), one of the origins of chiral magnetism, is
currently attracting considerable attention in the research community focusing on applied …

Symmetry-breaking interlayer Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interactions in synthetic antiferromagnets

A Fernández-Pacheco, E Vedmedenko, F Ummelen… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The magnetic interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) in multilayered
thin films can lead to chiral spin states, which are of paramount importance for future …

Isolated zero field sub-10 nm skyrmions in ultrathin Co films

S Meyer, M Perini, S von Malottki, A Kubetzka… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Due to their exceptional topological and dynamical properties magnetic skyrmions—
localized stable spin structures—show great promise for spintronic applications. To become …

Role of higher-order exchange interactions for skyrmion stability

S Paul, S Haldar, S von Malottki, S Heinze - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Transition-metal interfaces and multilayers are a promising class of systems to realize
nanometer-sized, stable magnetic skyrmions for future spintronic devices. For room …

Thin film skyrmionics

T Dohi, RM Reeve, M Kläui - Annual Review of Condensed …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In condensed matter physics, magnetic skyrmions, topologically stabilized magnetic solitons,
have been discovered in various materials systems, which has intrigued the community in …