Thermoelectric Signature of Individual Skyrmions

authored by
Alexander Fernández Scarioni, Craig Barton, Héctor Corte-León, Sibylle Sievers, Xiukun Hu, Fernando Ajejas, William Legrand, Nicolas Reyren, Vincent Cros, Olga Kazakova, Hans W. Schumacher
Abstract

We experimentally study the thermoelectrical signature of individual skyrmions in chiral Pt/Co/Ru multilayers. Using a combination of controlled nucleation, single skyrmion annihilation, and magnetic field dependent measurements the thermoelectric signature of individual skyrmions is characterized. The observed signature is explained by the anomalous Nernst effect of the skyrmion's spin structure. Possible topological contributions to the observed thermoelectrical signature are discussed. Such thermoelectrical characterization allows for noninvasive detection and counting of skyrmions and enables fundamental studies of topological thermoelectric effects on the nanoscale.

External Organisation(s)
National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Université Paris-Saclay
Type
Article
Journal
Physical review letters
Volume
126
ISSN
0031-9007
Publication date
16.02.2021
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Physics and Astronomy(all)
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.077202 (Access: Open)