中国物理B ›› 2026, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 37504-037504.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ae3c8a

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Controlling tilted chiral magnetic textures in Janus NbXTe (X = Se, S) monolayers via magnetic field and strain engineering

Xiao-Bo Yu(于晓波), Dong Fan (范栋), and Chang-Wen Zhang(张昌文)†   

  1. School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
  • 收稿日期:2025-10-13 修回日期:2026-01-03 接受日期:2026-01-23 出版日期:2026-02-11 发布日期:2026-03-03
  • 通讯作者: Chang-Wen Zhang E-mail:ss_zhangchw@ujn.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. SZR2536).

Controlling tilted chiral magnetic textures in Janus NbXTe (X = Se, S) monolayers via magnetic field and strain engineering

Xiao-Bo Yu(于晓波), Dong Fan (范栋), and Chang-Wen Zhang(张昌文)†   

  1. School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
  • Received:2025-10-13 Revised:2026-01-03 Accepted:2026-01-23 Online:2026-02-11 Published:2026-03-03
  • Contact: Chang-Wen Zhang E-mail:ss_zhangchw@ujn.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. SZR2536).

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摘要： While magnetic skyrmions in perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) systems are extensively studied, their realization in in-plane magnetic anisotropy (IMA) materials remains largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that Janus Nb$X$Te ($X = {\rm Se}$, S) monolayers host spontaneous tilted chiral textures, stabilized by substantial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) (0.80 meV for NbSeTe, 0.59 meV for NbSTe) and intrinsic IMA. Combining first-principles calculations and atomistic spin dynamics simulations, we establish that perpendicular fields and biaxial strain independently reshape the energy landscape by tuning the competition among exchange, DMI, and anisotropy. Remarkably, while both materials spontaneously host skyrmions at zero field, NbSTe exhibits a superior field response, enabling multi-skyrmion nucleation at $\sim 0.2$ T compared to $\sim 0.8$ T for NbSeTe. Moreover, NbSTe sustains stability under 6% tensile strain, whereas NbSeTe undergoes topological degradation into chain-like textures. This work elucidates the stabilization mechanisms in two-dimensional (2D) IMA systems and identifies NbSTe as a robust candidate for low-power spintronic applications.

关键词: skyrmions, Janus monolayers, strain engineering, Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

Abstract: While magnetic skyrmions in perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) systems are extensively studied, their realization in in-plane magnetic anisotropy (IMA) materials remains largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that Janus Nb$X$Te ($X = {\rm Se}$, S) monolayers host spontaneous tilted chiral textures, stabilized by substantial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) (0.80 meV for NbSeTe, 0.59 meV for NbSTe) and intrinsic IMA. Combining first-principles calculations and atomistic spin dynamics simulations, we establish that perpendicular fields and biaxial strain independently reshape the energy landscape by tuning the competition among exchange, DMI, and anisotropy. Remarkably, while both materials spontaneously host skyrmions at zero field, NbSTe exhibits a superior field response, enabling multi-skyrmion nucleation at $\sim 0.2$ T compared to $\sim 0.8$ T for NbSeTe. Moreover, NbSTe sustains stability under 6% tensile strain, whereas NbSeTe undergoes topological degradation into chain-like textures. This work elucidates the stabilization mechanisms in two-dimensional (2D) IMA systems and identifies NbSTe as a robust candidate for low-power spintronic applications.

Key words: skyrmions, Janus monolayers, strain engineering, Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

中图分类号:  (Domain structure (including magnetic bubbles and vortices))

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75.70.Ak (Magnetic properties of monolayers and thin films) 75.30.Et (Exchange and superexchange interactions) 71.15.Mb (Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections)