TY - JOUR
T1 - Controllable Skyrmionic Phase Transition between Néel Skyrmions and Bloch Skyrmionic Bubbles in van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe3-δGeTe2
AU - Liu, Chen
AU - Jiang, Jiawei
AU - Zhang, Chenhui
AU - Wang, Qingping
AU - Zhang, Huai
AU - Zheng, Dongxing
AU - Li, Yan
AU - Ma, Yinchang
AU - Algaidi, Hanin
AU - Gao, Xingsen
AU - Hou, Zhipeng
AU - Mi, Wenbo
AU - Liu, Jun-ming
AU - Qiu, Ziqiang
AU - Zhang, Xixiang
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-07-31
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): ORA-CRG10-2021-4665, ORA-CRG8-2019-4081
Acknowledgements: This work was financially supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award Nos. ORA-CRG8-2019-4081 and ORA-CRG10-2021-4665 and US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 (van der Waals heterostructures program, KCWF16).
PY - 2023/7/28
Y1 - 2023/7/28
N2 - The van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnet Fe3-δGeTe2 has garnered significant research interest as a platform for skyrmionic spin configurations, that is, skyrmions and skyrmionic bubbles. However, despite extensive efforts, the origin of the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) in Fe3-δGeTe2 remains elusive, making it challenging to acquire these skyrmionic phases in a controlled manner. In this study, it is demonstrated that the Fe content in Fe3-δGeTe2 has a profound effect on the crystal structure, DMI, and skyrmionic phase. For the first time, a marked increase in Fe atom displacement with decreasing Fe content is observed, transforming the original centrosymmetric crystal structure into a non-centrosymmetric symmetry, leading to a considerable DMI. Additionally, by varying the Fe content and sample thickness, a controllable transition between Néel-type skyrmions and Bloch-type skyrmionic bubbles is achieved, governed by a delicate interplay between dipole–dipole interaction and the DMI. The findings offer novel insights into the variable skyrmionic phases in Fe3-δGeTe2 and provide the impetus for developing vdW ferromagnet-based spintronic devices.
AB - The van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnet Fe3-δGeTe2 has garnered significant research interest as a platform for skyrmionic spin configurations, that is, skyrmions and skyrmionic bubbles. However, despite extensive efforts, the origin of the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) in Fe3-δGeTe2 remains elusive, making it challenging to acquire these skyrmionic phases in a controlled manner. In this study, it is demonstrated that the Fe content in Fe3-δGeTe2 has a profound effect on the crystal structure, DMI, and skyrmionic phase. For the first time, a marked increase in Fe atom displacement with decreasing Fe content is observed, transforming the original centrosymmetric crystal structure into a non-centrosymmetric symmetry, leading to a considerable DMI. Additionally, by varying the Fe content and sample thickness, a controllable transition between Néel-type skyrmions and Bloch-type skyrmionic bubbles is achieved, governed by a delicate interplay between dipole–dipole interaction and the DMI. The findings offer novel insights into the variable skyrmionic phases in Fe3-δGeTe2 and provide the impetus for developing vdW ferromagnet-based spintronic devices.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/693303
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202303443
U2 - 10.1002/advs.202303443
DO - 10.1002/advs.202303443
M3 - Article
C2 - 37505392
SN - 2198-3844
JO - Advanced Science
JF - Advanced Science
ER -