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Prediction of stable nanoscale skyrmions in monolayer Fe5GeTe2

Prediction of stable nanoscale skyrmions in monolayer Fe5GeTe2


Title: Prediction of stable nanoscale skyrmions in monolayer Fe5GeTe2
Author: Li, Dongzhe
Haldar, Soumyajyoti
Kollwitz, Leo
Schrautzer, Hendrik
Goerzen, Moritz A.
Heinze, Stefan
Date: 2024-06-10
Language: English
Scope: L220404
University/Institute: Háskóli Íslands
University of Iceland
School: Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ)
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI)
Department: Raunvísindastofnun (HÍ)
Science Institute (UI)
Series: Physical Review B;109(22)
ISSN: 2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L220404
Subject: Eðlisfræði
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5285

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Li, D., Haldar, S., Kollwitz, L., Schrautzer, H., Goerzen, M. A., & Heinze, S. (2024). "Prediction of stable nanoscale skyrmions in monolayer Fe5GeTe2" Physical Review B, 109(22), L220404.

Abstract:

Using first-principles calculations and atomistic spin simulations, we predict stable isolated skyrmions with a diameter below 10 nm in a monolayer of the two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnet Fe5⁢GeTe2, a material of significant experimental interest. A very large Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is observed due to the intrinsic broken inversion symmetry and strong spin-orbit coupling for monolayer Fe5⁢GeTe2. We show that the nearest-neighbor approximation, often used in the literature, fails to describe the DMI. The strong DMI together with moderate in-plane magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy allows to stabilize nanoscale skyrmions in out-of-plane magnetic fields above ≈2 T. The energy barriers of skyrmions in monolayer Fe5⁢GeTe2 are comparable to those of state-of-the-art transition-metal ultrathin films. We further predict that these nanoscale skyrmions can be stable for hours at temperatures up to 20 K.

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