利用小角中子散射(SANS)和反常X射线反射(PNR)对磁性[Pt/CoFeB/Ru]多层膜中纯奈尔型畴壁轮廓以及室温以下的斯格明子抑制进行观测。

Observation by SANS and PNR of pure Néel-type domain wall profiles and skyrmion suppression below room temperature in magnetic [Pt/CoFeB/Ru] multilayers.

作者信息

Ukleev Victor, Ajejas Fernando, Devishvili Anton, Vorobiev Alexei, Steinke Nina-Juliane, Cubitt Robert, Luo Chen, Abrudan Radu-Marius, Radu Florin, Cros Vincent, Reyren Nicolas, White Jonathan S

机构信息

Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen, Switzerland.

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany.

出版信息

Sci Technol Adv Mater. 2024 Feb 8;25(1):2315015. doi: 10.1080/14686996.2024.2315015. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

We report investigations of the magnetic textures in periodic multilayers [Pt(1 nm)/(CoFeB(0.8 nm)/Ru(1.4 nm)] using polarised neutron reflectometry (PNR) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The multilayers are known to host skyrmions stabilized by Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions induced by broken inversion symmetry and spin-orbit coupling at the asymmetric interfaces. From depth-dependent PNR measurements, we observed well-defined structural features and obtained the layer-resolved magnetization profiles. The in-plane magnetization of the CoFeB layers calculated from fitting of the PNR profiles is found to be in excellent agreement with magnetometry data. Using SANS as a bulk probe of the entire multilayer, we observe long-period magnetic stripe domains and skyrmion ensembles with full orientational disorder at room temperature. No sign of skyrmions is found below 250 K, which we suggest is due to an increase of an effective magnetic anisotropy in the CoFeB layer on cooling that suppresses skyrmion stability. Using polarised SANS at room temperature, we prove the existence of pure Néel-type windings in both stripe domain and skyrmion regimes. No Bloch-type winding admixture, i.e. an indication for hybrid windings, is detected within the measurement sensitivity, in good agreement with expectations according to our micromagnetic modelling of the multilayers. Our findings using neutron techniques provide valuable microscopic insights into the rich magnetic behavior of skyrmion-hosting multilayers, which are essential for the advancement of future skyrmion-based spintronic devices.

摘要

我们报告了使用极化中子反射仪(PNR)和小角中子散射(SANS)对周期性多层膜[Pt(1纳米)/(CoFeB(0.8纳米)/Ru(1.4纳米)]中的磁织构进行的研究。已知这些多层膜中存在由不对称界面处的反演对称性破缺和自旋轨道耦合诱导的Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya相互作用稳定的斯格明子。通过深度相关的PNR测量,我们观察到了明确的结构特征,并获得了层分辨的磁化分布。从PNR分布拟合计算得到的CoFeB层的面内磁化与磁强计数据高度吻合。使用SANS作为整个多层膜的体探针,我们在室温下观察到了长周期磁条纹畴和完全取向无序的斯格明子集合。在250 K以下未发现斯格明子迹象,我们认为这是由于冷却时CoFeB层中有效磁各向异性增加,抑制了斯格明子的稳定性。在室温下使用极化SANS,我们证明了在条纹畴和斯格明子区域中都存在纯奈尔型绕组。在测量灵敏度范围内未检测到布洛赫型绕组混合,即混合绕组的迹象,这与我们对多层膜的微磁模拟预期相符。我们使用中子技术的研究结果为承载斯格明子的多层膜丰富的磁行为提供了有价值的微观见解,这对于未来基于斯格明子的自旋电子器件的发展至关重要。

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