High-resolution tunneling spin transport characteristics of topologically distinct magnetic skyrmionic textures from theoretical calculations
arXiv:2005.13266 · doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.167440
Abstract
High-resolution tunneling electron spin transport properties (longitudinal spin current (LSC) and spin transfer torque (STT) maps) of topologically distinct real-space magnetic skyrmionic textures are reported by employing a 3D-WKB combined scalar charge and vector spin transport theory in the framework of spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (SP-STM). For our theoretical investigation metastable skyrmionic spin structures with various topological charges () in the (PtIr)/Fe/Pd(111) ultrathin magnetic film are considered. Using an out-of-plane magnetized SP-STM tip it is found that the maps of the LSC vectors acting on the spins of the magnetic textures and all STT vector components exhibit the same topology as the skyrmionic objects. In contrast, an in-plane magnetized tip generally does not result in spin transport vector maps that are topologically equivalent to the underlying spin structure, except for the LSC vectors acting on the spins of the skyrmionic textures at a specific relation between the spin polarizations of the sample and the tip. The magnitudes of the spin transport vector quantities exhibit close relations to charge current SP-STM images irrespectively of the skyrmionic topologies. Moreover, we find that the STT efficiency (torque/current ratio) acting on the spins of the skyrmions can reach large values up to 25 meV/A (0.97 ) above the rim of the magnetic objects, but it considerably varies between large and small values depending on the lateral position of the SP-STM tip above the topological spin textures. A simple expression for the STT efficiency is introduced to explain its variation. Our calculated spin transport vectors can be used for the investigation of spin-polarized tunneling-current-induced spin dynamics of topologically distinct surface magnetic skyrmionic textures.
arXiv comment19 pages, 6 figures; accepted in J. Magn. Magn. Mater
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