Nanoscale skyrmions on a square atomic lattice

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2022
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  • Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy has been applied to study noncollinear spin textures of a Mn monolayer on a fourfold symmetric W(001) substrate revealing a zero-field spin spiral ground state and two different types of rotational domain walls. With an applied magnetic field of 9 T, we observe a coexistence of the spin spiral and the skyrmion phase, even though a previous theoretical study reported that the phase transition occurs at 18 T. The skyrmions show a roughly hexagonal arrangement despite the square lattice symmetry of the W(001) substrate. Based on a reduced set of energy parameters, we are able to describe the experimental findings and to analyze the topological properties of the rotational domain walls.
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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