Investigating skyrmion stability and core polarity reversal in NdMn2Ge2 by Samuel K. Treves, Victor Ukleev, Andreas Apseros, Jamie Robert Massey, Kai Wagner, Paul Lehmann, Aki Kitaori, Naoya Kanazawa, Jeffrey A. Brock, Simone Finizio, Joakim Reuteler, Yoshinori Tokura, Patrick Maletinsky, Valerio Scagnoli

“…Our results further corroborate the stability and robustness of the skyrmion bubbles formed in $${\hbox {NdMn}_2\hbox {Ge}_2}$$ and their potential for future spintronic applications.…”
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Structural, electronic, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties of RhNbZ (Z = Li, Si, As) Half-Heusler compounds: a first-principles study by Adem Beriso Bejo, Megersa Wodajo Shura, Kumneger Tadele, Mesfin Asfaw Afrassa, Fekadu Tolessa Maremi

“…Calculations of electronic band structure and density of states (DOS) affirm that RhNbSi is a semi-conductor with an indirect band gap of 0.662 eV and 1.0095 eV from generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and GGA+U approaches respectively, where U is Hubbard parameter, RhNbLi has metallic property under both GGA and GGA+U approaches whereas RhNbAs has metallic nature under GGA prediction but it has half-metallic property under GGA+U approach, a property which is essential for spintronic applications. Optical parameters such as dielectric function, reflectivity, refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption coefficient, optical conductivity and electron energy loss were estimated in the photon energy range of 0–40 eV. …”
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Septuple XBi2Te4 (X=Ge, Sn, Pb) intercalated MnBi2Te4 for realizing interlayer ferromagnetism and quantum anomalous hall effect by Ruixia Yang, Xiaoxiao Man, Jiahui Peng, Jingjing Zhang, Fei Wang, Fang Wang, Huisheng Zhang, Xiaohong Xu

“…Our work provides a practical pathway to achieving interlayer FM coupling in MnBi2Te4 bilayers, paving the way for high-temperature QAHE and advancing the development of magnetic topological insulators for quantum and spintronic applications.…”
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A deep dive into cation-modified structural, mechanical, magneto‑electronic, and thermophysical properties of MAlO3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ra): First-principles investigation by Asif Hosen, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Ahmad A. Mousa, Mohammed S. Abu-Jafar

“…We may conclude that the calculated parameters of these half-metallic candidates pave the way for potential use in spintronic and thermoelectric devices.…”
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