Issue 11, 2023

Bloch-type magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional lattices

Abstract

Magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional lattices are a prominent topic of condensed matter physics and materials science. Current research efforts in this field are exclusively constrained to Néel-type and antiskyrmions, while Bloch-type magnetic skyrmions are rarely explored. Here, we report the discovery of Bloch-type magnetic skyrmions in a two-dimensional lattice of MnInP2Te6, using first-principles calculations and Monte-Carlo simulations. Arising from the joint effect of broken inversion symmetry and strong spin–orbit coupling, monolayer MnInP2Te6 presents large Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction. This, along with ferromagnetic exchange interaction and out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy, gives rise to skyrmion physics in monolayer MnInP2Te6, in the absence of a magnetic field. Remarkably, different from all previous works on two-dimensional lattices, the resultant magnetic skyrmions feature Bloch-type magnetism, which is protected by D3 symmetry. Furthermore, Bloch-type magnetic bimerons are also identified in monolayer MnTlP2Te6. The phase diagrams of these Bloch-type topological magnetisms under a magnetic field, temperature and strain are mapped out. Our results greatly enrich the research on magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional lattices.

Graphical abstract: Bloch-type magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional lattices

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jun 2023
Accepted
23 Aug 2023
First published
26 Aug 2023

Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 5071-5078

Bloch-type magnetic skyrmions in two-dimensional lattices

W. Du, K. Dou, Z. He, Y. Dai, B. Huang and Y. Ma, Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 5071 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH00868A

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