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Title: Extend NdJ relationship with the size, multiple exchanges and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction for Néel skyrmions in hexagonal magnetic interfaces

Abstract

For the integration with other parts of spintronic devices, it is desired to minimize the size of skyrmions to a nanometer scale. To provide a theoretical guidance for this endeavour, we established an extended NdJ relationship between the skyrmion size and fundamental magnetic properties of two-dimensional hexagonal ferromagnetic lattices, including multiple exchanges between different neighbors (J1-J4), Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions (d1 and d2) and on-site magnetic anisotropy energy. We demonstrated the applicability of this approach through density functional theory and spin spiral calculations for several interface, e.g., Co/Gra, Rh/Gra, Co/Pt3 and MgO/Co/Pt3, and showed that the size of Néel skyrmions can be effectively reduced by either enhancing d or more conveniently reducing J through cancelation of Jis.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China)
  2. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1800324
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 2325353
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-05ER46237; 11204131; 11974181
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 507; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0304-8853
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Materials Science; Physics; Skyrmion; Extended NdJ relationship; DFT; Spin spiral

Citation Formats

Zhu, Y., Fan, J. Y., and Wu, R. Q. Extend NdJ relationship with the size, multiple exchanges and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction for Néel skyrmions in hexagonal magnetic interfaces. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166805.
Zhu, Y., Fan, J. Y., & Wu, R. Q. Extend NdJ relationship with the size, multiple exchanges and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction for Néel skyrmions in hexagonal magnetic interfaces. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166805
Zhu, Y., Fan, J. Y., and Wu, R. Q. Mon . "Extend NdJ relationship with the size, multiple exchanges and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction for Néel skyrmions in hexagonal magnetic interfaces". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166805. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1800324.
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title = {Extend NdJ relationship with the size, multiple exchanges and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction for Néel skyrmions in hexagonal magnetic interfaces},
author = {Zhu, Y. and Fan, J. Y. and Wu, R. Q.},
abstractNote = {For the integration with other parts of spintronic devices, it is desired to minimize the size of skyrmions to a nanometer scale. To provide a theoretical guidance for this endeavour, we established an extended NdJ relationship between the skyrmion size and fundamental magnetic properties of two-dimensional hexagonal ferromagnetic lattices, including multiple exchanges between different neighbors (J1-J4), Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions (d1 and d2) and on-site magnetic anisotropy energy. We demonstrated the applicability of this approach through density functional theory and spin spiral calculations for several interface, e.g., Co/Gra, Rh/Gra, Co/Pt3 and MgO/Co/Pt3, and showed that the size of Néel skyrmions can be effectively reduced by either enhancing d or more conveniently reducing J through cancelation of Jis.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166805},
journal = {Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials},
number = C,
volume = 507,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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