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

Sebastian Meyer; Marco Perini; Stephan von Malottki; André Kubetzka; Roland Wiesendanger; Kirsten von Bergmann; Stefan Heinze

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11831-4

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

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

Sebastian Meyer,
Marco Perini,
Stephan von Malottki,
André Kubetzka,
Roland Wiesendanger,
Kirsten von Bergmann,
Stefan Heinze

Affiliations

Sebastian Meyer: Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Marco Perini: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
Stephan von Malottki: Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
André Kubetzka: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
Roland Wiesendanger: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
Kirsten von Bergmann: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
Stefan Heinze: Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11831-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Isolated skyrmions with diameters below 10 nm stabilized at zero magnetic field are of great technological relevance to the future spintronic applications. Here the authors report stabilization of zero field isolated skyrmions with diameters smaller than 5 nm in Rh/Co atomic bilayers on the Ir(111) surface.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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