Electric skyrmion replication from magnetic skyrmion through magnetoelectric coupling

Magnetic skyrmions are nanoscale topological spin textures, also promising candidates for information carriers in next-generation spintronic memory and computing technologies. They offer the potential for compact, high-density, ultrafast, all-electronic, and energy-efficient devices. For practical applications, efficient electrical detection of skyrmions is crucial. It was shown that by integrating magnetic multilayers, which are capable of hosting nanoscale skyrmions, with magnetic tunnel junctions, the electrical detection of skyrmions can be accomplished via the tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effect. However, achieving simultaneous imaging and electrical readout of mobile skyrmions using the TMR effect remains a technical challenge. In this work, we computationally explore whether it is feasible to replicate an existing magnetic skyrmion into an electric skyrmion through magnetoelectric coupling, either within a single multiferroic material or a multilayer structure containing distinct ferroelectric and magnetic layers.