Topologically protected magnetic skyrmions are expected to be used in the next-generation spintronic devices.Realizing their nucleation and manipulation at room temperature is fundamental for future practical applicat...Topologically protected magnetic skyrmions are expected to be used in the next-generation spintronic devices.Realizing their nucleation and manipulation at room temperature is fundamental for future practical applications.Here,using in situ Lorentz transmission electron microscopy and micromagnetic simulation,we demonstrate that magnetic biskyrmions can spontaneously exist at room temperature in Nd_(1-x) Tb_(x)Co_(5)(x=0.3,0.5)alloys.The spontaneous biskyrmions are controllably obtained over a wide temperature range across room temperature by switching atomic chemical environment.Furthermore,the density of biskyrmions can be tuned by a small magnetic field.High-density biskyrmions are stimulated to form in the thinner region at room temperature by introducing an in-plane magnetic field component.These results provide valuable insights into the manipulation of topological states,which is of great significance to their practical applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Center of the Na-tional Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52088101)the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52121001,52001019,52271195,52101210,and 52130103)+2 种基金the National Key and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2021YFB3501600,2022YFB3505302)the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB33030100,XDB33030200)Youth Innovation Promotion Association(No.CAS Y201903).
文摘Topologically protected magnetic skyrmions are expected to be used in the next-generation spintronic devices.Realizing their nucleation and manipulation at room temperature is fundamental for future practical applications.Here,using in situ Lorentz transmission electron microscopy and micromagnetic simulation,we demonstrate that magnetic biskyrmions can spontaneously exist at room temperature in Nd_(1-x) Tb_(x)Co_(5)(x=0.3,0.5)alloys.The spontaneous biskyrmions are controllably obtained over a wide temperature range across room temperature by switching atomic chemical environment.Furthermore,the density of biskyrmions can be tuned by a small magnetic field.High-density biskyrmions are stimulated to form in the thinner region at room temperature by introducing an in-plane magnetic field component.These results provide valuable insights into the manipulation of topological states,which is of great significance to their practical applications.