title: Magnetic Nano-skyrmion Lattice Observed in a Si-Wafer-Based Multilayer System.
abstract: Growth, electronic properties, and magnetic properties of an Fe monolayer (ML) on an Ir/YSZ/Si(111) multilayer system have been studied using spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy. Our experiments reveal a magnetic nano-skyrmion lattice, which is fully equivalent to the magnetic ground state that has previously been observed for the Fe ML on Ir(111) bulk single crystals. In addition, the experiments indicate that the interface-stabilized skyrmion lattice is robust against local atomic lattice distortions induced by multilayer preparation.
authors.affiliation: †Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstraße 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Anika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schlenhoff
authors.affiliation: †Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstraße 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.affiliation: †Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstraße 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Friedlein
authors.affiliation: †Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstraße 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.affiliation: †Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstraße 11, 20355 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wiesendanger
authors.affiliation: ‡Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86135 Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinl
authors.affiliation: ‡Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86135 Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schreck
authors.affiliation: ‡Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstraße 1, 86135 Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albrecht
keywords: SP-STM; multilayer systems; silicon wafer; skyrmions; spintronics