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Single Skyrmion Generation via a Vertical Nanocontact in a 2D Magnet-Based Heterostructure

Powalla, Lukas
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Birch, Max T.
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Litzius, Kai
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November 18, 2022
Nano Letters

Skyrmions have been well studied in chiral magnets and magnetic thin films due to their potential application in practical devices. Recently, monochiral skyrmions have been observed in twodimensional van der Waals magnets. Their atomically flat surfaces and capability to be stacked into heterostructures offer new prospects for skyrmion applications. However, the controlled local nucleation of skyrmions within these materials has yet to be realized. Here, we composed of the 2D ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2 (FGT), an insulating hexagonal boron nitride layer, and a graphite top electrode. Upon a stepwise increase of the voltage applied between the graphite and FGT, a vertically conducting pathway can be formed. This nanocontact allows the tunable creation of individual skyrmions via single nanosecond pulses of low current density. Furthermore, timeresolved magnetic imaging highlights the stability of the nanocontact, while our micromagnetic simulations reproduce the observed skyrmion nucleation process.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01944
Web of Science ID

WOS:000890807800001

Author(s)
Powalla, Lukas
Birch, Max T.
Litzius, Kai
Wintz, Sebastian
Schulz, Frank
Weigand, Markus
Scholz, Tanja
Lotsch, Bettina, V
Kern, Klaus  
Schuetz, Gisela
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Date Issued

2022-11-18

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
Nano Letters
Volume

22

Issue

23

Start page

9236

End page

9243

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Physics, Condensed Matter

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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magnetic skyrmions

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2d magnets

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heterostructures

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2d spintronics

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time-resolved x-ray microscopy

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room-temperature

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boron-nitride

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ferromagnetism

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crystal

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REVIEWED

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