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@INPROCEEDINGS{MontanezHuaman:1019311,
author = {Montanez Huaman, Liz Margarita and Ahrens, Valentin and
Becherer, Markus and Pütter, Sabine},
title = {{ROOM} {TEMPERATURE} {INVESTIGATION} {OF} {SKYRMION}-
{HOSTING} {PT}/{CO}/{TA} {MULTILAYERS}},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-05285},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Multilayers composed of heavy metals and ferromagnetic
materials with strong perpendicular anisotropy are potential
candidates for magnetic memory applications [1,2]. In
particular, magnetic skyrmions may enable ultra-dense
storage devices due to the extremely low spin currents
needed to move/manipulated them [2]. Skyrmions emerge from
the competition between the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya
interaction and exchange interactions generated at the
interface of thin ferromagnetic layers and heavy metals with
large spin-orbit coupling [3]. Pt/Co-based multilayers
generally exhibit worm domains, which can nucleate into
skyrmions through breaking/nucleation processes [4]. Recent
studies have demonstrated the nucleation of skyrmions by
varying external magnetic field, temperature, and current in
sputtered Pt/Co/Ta multilayers [4,5].In this work,
[Pt/Co/Ta]x multilayers with perpendicular magnetic
anisotropy were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. We have
demonstrated the feasibility of manipulating magnetic
domains in our multilayers by changing the number of
repetitions x and the Co layer thickness between 5 Å to 21
Å. Using magnetic force microscopy (MFM), we observed worm
domains or stripe domains. These domains can be broken into
skyrmions, by applying an out- of-plane field or into stripe
domains by applying in-plane fields. We achieved partially
ordered skyrmions at a low external field of ~38 mT for the
multilayer with a cobalt thickness of 17 Å (see Figure 1).
Furthermore, isolated skyrmions in this multilayer remain
even after the external magnetic field has been
removed.References[1] A. Fert and V. Sampai (2013) Nat.
Nanotechnol. 8, 152–156[2] C Wang C, Seinige H. and Tsoi
M. (2013), J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 46, 285001[3] Xichao
Zhang X., Zhou Y., Song K.M., Park T.E., Xia J., Ezawa M.,
Liu X., Zhao W., Zhao G. and Woo S. (2020), J. Phys.
Condens. Matter 32, 143001[4] Ma M., Ang C., Li Y., Pan Z.,
Gan W., Lew W.S. and Ma F. (2020), J. Appl. Phys. 127,
223901[5] Brandao J., Dugato D.A., Puydinger dos Santos
M.V., Berón F. and Cesar J.C. (2022), Appl. Surf. Sci. 585,
152598},
month = {Jun},
date = {2023-06-19},
organization = {Sol-SkyMag 2023, San Sebastian
(Spain), 19 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023},
subtyp = {After Call},
cin = {JCNS-4 / JCNS-FRM-II / MLZ},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-4-20201012 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-FRM-II-20110218 / I:(DE-588b)4597118-3},
pnm = {6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (FZJ)
(POF4-6G4) / 632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and
Functional Materials (POF4-632)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G4 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)MBE-MLZ-20151210},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1019311},
}