Magnetic Skyrmions: Current‐Induced Skyrmion Generation through Morphological Thermal Transitions in Chiral Ferromagnetic Heterostructures (Adv. Mater. 49/2018). Issue 49 (3rd December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lemesh, Ivan; Litzius, Kai; Böttcher, Marie; Bassirian, Pedram; Kerber, Nico; Heinze, Daniel; Zázvorka, Jakub; Büttner, Felix; Caretta, Lucas; Mann, Maxwell; Weigand, Markus; Finizio, Simone; Raabe, Jörg; Im, Mi‐Young; Stoll, Hermann; Schütz, Gisela; Dupé, Bertrand; Kläui, Mathias; Beach, Geoffrey S. D.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 30:Issue 49(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-12-03
• Subjects: Dzyaloshinkii–Moriya interaction -- magnetic domains -- multilayers -- perpendicular magnetic anisotropy -- skyrmions; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201870372
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : Magnetic skyrmions are particle‐like chiral twists of the magnetization that promise advances in spin‐based data storage and logic device applications. In article number1805461, Mathias Kläui, Geoffrey S. D. Beach, and co‐workers examine current‐induced generation of skyrmions in heavy‐metal/ferromagnet multilayers and show that Joule heat pulses can drive topological transitions in magnetic textures and enable skyrmion creation on nanosecond timescales.