Creation of skyrmions in van der Waals ferromagnet Fe <sub>3</sub> GeTe <sub>2</sub> on (Co/Pd) <i> <sub>n</sub> </i> superlattice
Mengmeng Yang, Qian Li, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Rohan Dhall, J. Harvey Turner, Johan Carlström, Colin Ophus, Christoph Klewe, Padraic Shafer, Alpha T. N’Diaye, Jun Woo Choi, G. Chen, Yizheng Wu, Chanyong Hwang, Feng Wang, Z. Q. Qiu
Abstract
without the need of an external magnetic field. Our results open exciting opportunities in spintronic research and the engineering of topologically protected nanoscale features by expanding the group of skyrmion host materials to include these previously unknown vdW magnets.
Topics & Concepts
SkyrmionSuperlatticevan der Waals forceFerromagnetismCondensed matter physicsPhysicsMaterials scienceQuantum mechanicsMolecule2D Materials and ApplicationsGraphene research and applicationsTopological Materials and Phenomena