Simulating altermagnets using mumax+

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moreels, Lars, Bechler, Nicolai, Van Waeyenberge, Bartel, Leliaert, Jonathan, Masell, Jan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866908973172523008
author Moreels, Lars
Bechler, Nicolai
Van Waeyenberge, Bartel
Leliaert, Jonathan
Masell, Jan
author_facet Moreels, Lars
Bechler, Nicolai
Van Waeyenberge, Bartel
Leliaert, Jonathan
Masell, Jan
contents In this paper, we demonstrate how altermagnets can be simulated in the recently released micromagnetic simulation package mumax+. We have added a new magnet class for d-wave altermagnets and demonstrate how mumax+ is able to reproduce the analytical solutions for line profiles of the Néel vector and net magnetization for a Bloch domain wall. Next, we show simulation results of the magnon dispersion relation and its dependence on the anisotropic nature of the exchange interaction. Finally, we study the motion of a Néel skyrmion by applying a spin transfer torque. This new feature was implemented by extending the pre-existing code base for antiferromagnetic simulations. The object-oriented design of mumax+ allows for a correct calculation of the magnetostatic field in multi-sublattice systems, a feature that many other micromagnetic simulators lack.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2604_15454
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Simulating altermagnets using mumax+
Moreels, Lars
Bechler, Nicolai
Van Waeyenberge, Bartel
Leliaert, Jonathan
Masell, Jan
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
In this paper, we demonstrate how altermagnets can be simulated in the recently released micromagnetic simulation package mumax+. We have added a new magnet class for d-wave altermagnets and demonstrate how mumax+ is able to reproduce the analytical solutions for line profiles of the Néel vector and net magnetization for a Bloch domain wall. Next, we show simulation results of the magnon dispersion relation and its dependence on the anisotropic nature of the exchange interaction. Finally, we study the motion of a Néel skyrmion by applying a spin transfer torque. This new feature was implemented by extending the pre-existing code base for antiferromagnetic simulations. The object-oriented design of mumax+ allows for a correct calculation of the magnetostatic field in multi-sublattice systems, a feature that many other micromagnetic simulators lack.
title Simulating altermagnets using mumax+
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15454