Atomistic spin-dynamics method UppASD
The UppASD software solves numerically the equation of motion of atomistic spins. This allows for a description of the magnetization dynamics on an atomic level.
The method is based on the analytical derivations of Ref. [1], and the first implementation of UppASD can be found in Ref. [2]. Simulations up to one billion atoms can be made, and typical scientific problems addressed with this technique involve magnon excitations, skyrmion and soliton dynamics, ultrafast demagnetization, and magnonics. A review can be found in Ref. [3] and a text book describing this method is found in Ref. [4]. Current developments involve a multiscale approach that couple the atomistic description to a continuum micro-magnetic description.
References
- V. P. Antropov, M. I. Katsnelson, M. van Schilfgaarde, and B. N. Harmon, “Ab Initio Spin Dynamics in Magnets”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 729 (1995).
- B. Skubic, J. Hellsvik, L. Nordström and O. Eriksson, “A method for Atomistic Spin dynamics, development and examples”, J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 20, 315203 (2008).
- C. Etz, A. Bergman, L. Bergqvist, A. Taroni and O. Eriksson, “Atomistic spin-dynamics and surface magnons”, J. Physics. Cond. Matter. 27 243202 (2015) (Topical Review).
- O. Eriksson, A. Bergman, L. Bergqvist, and J. Hellsvik, “Ab-initio spin-dynamics; foundations and applications” (Oxford university press – 2017).