Hybrid magnetic skyrmions with near-zero Hall angle and electrical switchability in a 2D multiferroic
Magnetic skyrmions hold great promise as information carriers in spintronics, yet their practical implementation is impeded by the skyrmion Hall effect (SkHE). Combining symmetry analysis, first-principles calculations, and atomic spin simulations, we demonstrate hybrid skyrmions in the multiferroic monolayer TcIrGe2Se6. It hosts a mixed Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) containing both parallel and perpendicular components. This unique DMI stabilizes hybrid skyrmions exhibiting a nearly vanishing skyrmion Hall angle, thereby suppressing the SkHE. Benefiting from strong DMI and high Curie temperature (330 K), these hybrid skyrmions maintain stable across a wide temperature and magnetic field range. The intrinsic magnetoelectric coupling enables electrical control of skyrmion chirality and current-driven motion through ferroelectric switching, while strain engineering permits continuous helicity modulation and induces a topological transition to bimerons. Our work establishes TcIrGe2Se6 as a promising platform for hybrid skyrmions and provides a multimodal control scheme, integrating electrical switching for chirality and strain engineering for helicity.
Authors
- Xuhong Li
- Xiaoli Fan
- Mo Zhou
- Tengfei Cao
- Yongteng Wei
Institutions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Computational Materials
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-026-02030-z
- Primary Topic
- Multiferroics and related materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00