Abstract
Utilization of van der Waals magnetic materials as the host of topologically protected skyrmionic and other complex spin textures has been drawing increasing attention. Here, using first-principles-based calculations, we predict a new stable magnetic ${\mathrm{CrGe}(\mathrm{Se},\mathrm{Te})}_{3}$ Janus monolayer with a strong Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), due to the breaking of inversion symmetry. Consequently, nanometric skyrmions (that carry a topological charge of $\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}1$) and skyrmionium states (with a zero topological charge) can spontaneously form in the absence of magnetic field. We further unveil a subtle competition between DMI and frustration as key for stabilizing skyrmioniums.
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