journal article·2026-04

Ferrimagnetic Skyrmions in A Tetragonal Mn 1.9 Co 0.1 Sb Single Crystal at Room Temperature

Huanhuan Zhang, YaJiao Ke, Weiwei Wang, Lingyao Kong, Lin Chen, Sheng Qiu, Jialiang Jiang, Yongsen Zhang, Youhong Peng, Yaodong Wu, Mingliang Tian, Haifeng Du, Jin Tang

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 33
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The development of room temperature small‐sized ferrimagnetic skyrmion materials is significant for topological spintronic device applications. As a room temperature ferrimagnetic material, the tetragonal Mn 1.9 Co 0.1 Sb crystal exhibits multiple phase transitions, including spin reorientation transitions. However, the magnetic spin textures and their evolution mechanisms during magnetic phase transitions in Mn 1.9 Co 0.1 Sb crystals remain unexplored. Using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy, we discovered and verified dipolar skyrmion behavior and its magnetic evolution at room temperature. We established a stable phase diagram of magnetic textures as functions of temperature and magnetic field, while also investigating the evolution mechanisms of spin textures across multiple temperature‐induced magnetic phase transitions. Through micromagnetic simulations, a ferrimagnetic configuration with in‐plane ferromagnetic coupling and interlayer antiferromagnetic arrangement was established, which stands in contrast to synthetic ferrimagnetic/antiferromagnetic systems that exhibit interlayer antiferromagnetic coupling via the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida (RKKY) interaction. We determined that the intrinsic frequency of ferrimagnetic skyrmions can reach the THz regime due to strong interlayer antiparallel exchange interactions. These findings highlight the diversity of room temperature ferrimagnetic skyrmion regulation behaviors in Mn 1.9 Co 0.1 Sb and their dynamic evolution characteristics, opening new avenues for developing ultrafast skyrmionic devices with enhanced functionalities capable of operating under ambient conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Magnetic properties of thin films · Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties · Multiferroics and related materials

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Opto‐Electronic Information Acquisition and Protection Technology School of Physics Anhui University Hefei China

School of Physics and Mechanics Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China

Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Low‐Energy Quantum Materials and Devices High Magnetic Field Laboratory HFIPS Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei China

School of Physics and Materials Engineering Hefei Normal University Hefei China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities · Chinese Academy of Sciences · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

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