mumax+: extensible GPU-accelerated micromagnetics and beyond
We present mumax+, an extensible GPU-accelerated micromagnetic simulator with a Python user interface, to address the challenges posed by current magnetism research into systems with complex magnetic ordering and interfaces. It is a general solver for the space- and time-dependent evolution of the magnetization and related vector quantities, using finite difference discretization. Here, we present its design and application and discuss features not available in mumax3, such as the modeling of antiferromagnets with magnetoelastic coupling. As an illustration of its capabilities, we use mumax+ to simulate state-of-the-art magnetic systems. Specifically, we demonstrate the current-induced domain wall motion in a polycrystalline antiferromagnet, we simulate the working principle of a strain-driven antiferromagnetic racetrack memory and we reproduce experimentally observed domain structures in a non-collinear antiferromagnet.
Authors
- Bartel Van Waeyenberge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-1661)
- J. Maes
- Jonathan Leliaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-3092)
- Jeroen Mulkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4000-9275)
- Diego De Gusem
- Ian Lateur
- Lars Moreels
- Milorad V. Milosevic
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Computational Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-025-01893-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.39
Funders
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Universiteit Gent
- Vlaamse regering
- Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UGent