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Robust formation of nanoscale magnetic skyrmions in easy-plane thin film multilayers with low damping

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Flacke, L.; Ahrens, V.; Mendisch, S.; Körber, L.; Böttcher, T.; Meidinger, E.; Yaqoob, M.; Müller, M.; Liensberger, L.; Kákay, A.; Becherer, M.; Pirro, P.; Althammer, M.; Geprägs, S.; Huebl, H.; Gross, R.; Weiler, M.
Abstract:
We experimentally demonstrate the formation of room-temperature skyrmions with radii of about 25\,nm in easy-plane anisotropy multilayers with interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). We detect the formation of individual magnetic skyrmions by magnetic force microscopy and find that the skyrmions are stable in out-of-plane fields up to about 200 mT. We determine the interlayer exchange coupling as well as the strength of the interfacial DMI. Additionally, we investigate the dynamic microwave spin excitations by broadband magnetic resonance spectroscopy. From the uniform Kittel mode we determine the magnetic anisotropy and low damping αG<0.04. We also find clear magnetic resonance signatures in the non-uniform (skyrmion) state. Our findings demonstrate that skyrmions in easy-plane multilayers are promising for spin-dynamical applications.
Keywords:
Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
Journal title:
arXiv:2102.11117 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] 2021-02
Year:
2021
Year / month:
2021-02
Quarter:
1. Quartal
Month:
Feb
Language:
en
WWW:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11117
Publisher:
Cornell University
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