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N E Penthorn1, X Hao2, Z Wang2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Abstract:
We have deterministically created a stable topological spin texture in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) by using pulsed or microwave currents. The spin texture is characterized by a field-dependent intermediate resistance state and a new magnetic resonance. Micromagnetic simulations show that the observations are consistent with the nucleation of a single skyrmion, facilitated by a spatially nonuniform stray field. The unique resonance spectrum is identified as the skyrmion breathing mode and a skyrmion diameter of 75 nm is estimated. This work shows the possibility to create skyrmions in MTJs without the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and could lead to noninvasive, on-chip skyrmion measurement.
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