Topological meron-antimeron domain walls and skyrmions in a low-symmetry system
arXiv:2411.04009 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.15.021041
Abstract
The generation of topologically non-trivial magnetic configurations has been a pivotal topic in both basic and applied nanomagnetism research. Localized non-coplanar magnetic defects such as skyrmions or merons were found to interact strongly with currents, making them interesting candidates for future spintronics applications. Here, we study a low-symmetry bcc(110) system by spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy and an atomistic spin model using parameters obtained from first-principles calculations. We demonstrate how a delicate balance between energy terms generates both topologically trivial and non-trivial domain walls, depending on their crystallographic direction. The topological walls consist of merons and antimerons and the topological charge amounts to about 0.2/nm wall length. The incorporation of holes in the films facilitates the transition from an in-plane ferromagnetic ground state to a spin-spiral state. Both domain walls and spirals transition into isolated elongated magnetic skyrmions in applied magnetic fields, establishing low-symmetry systems as a versatile platform for spin-texture engineering.
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