Discrete Hall resistivity contribution from Néel skyrmions in multilayer nanodiscs.
Katharina ZeisslerSimone FinizioKowsar ShahbaziJamie MasseyFatma Al Ma'MariDavid M BracherArmin KleibertMark C RosamondEdmund Harold LinfieldThomas A MooreJürgen LindnerGavin BurnellChristopher H MarrowsPublished in: Nature nanotechnology (2018)
Magnetic skyrmions are knot-like quasiparticles. They are candidates for non-volatile data storage in which information is moved between fixed read and write terminals. The read-out operation of skyrmion-based spintronic devices will rely on the electrical detection of a single magnetic skyrmion within a nanostructure. Here we present Pt/Co/Ir nanodiscs that support skyrmions at room temperature. We measured the Hall resistivity and simultaneously imaged the spin texture using magnetic scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. The Hall resistivity is correlated to both the presence and size of the skyrmion. The size-dependent part matches the expected anomalous Hall signal when averaging the magnetization over the entire disc. We observed a resistivity contribution that only depends on the number and sign of skyrmion-like objects present in the disc. Each skyrmion gives rise to 22 ± 2 nΩ cm irrespective of its size. This contribution needs to be considered in all-electrical detection schemes applied to skyrmion-based devices. Not only the area of Néel skyrmions but also their number and sign contribute to their Hall resistivity.
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