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most citedNano-scale collinear multi-Q states driven by higher-order interactions

18 citations · 41 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Sub-20 nm spin textures with arbitrary topological charge stabilized by higher-order interactions

Zhen Sun, Shiwei Zhu, Moritz A. Goerzen +3

Topological magnetization textures play a central role in modern magnetism. For many applications, spin textures with different topological charges in the same system are parti…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Finite-temperature phase transitions across spin symmetries in two-dimensional magnets

Chen Chen, Moritz A. Goerzen, Megha Arya +3

Recent advances in intrinsic two-dimensional (2D) magnets have created a need for a unified understanding of finite-temperature phase transitions across different spin-symmetry cla…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Beating micromagnetic limits on skyrmion stability by long-range frustration

Shiwei Zhu, Moritz A. Goerzen, Changsheng Song +1

Skyrmion stability is commonly assumed to scale with skyrmion size or exchange stiffness within micromagnetic models. Here, we demonstrate that long-range exchange frustration can…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Extended saddle points govern long-lived antiskyrmions

Megha Arya, Moritz A. Goerzen, Lionel Calmels +4

Achieving long-lived nanoscale magnetic solitons remains a central challenge, as their lifetimes typically decrease rapidly with temperature. Here, we demonstrate that anisotropic…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Skyrmions in 2D chiral magnets with noncollinear ground states stabilized by higher-order interactions

Mathews Benny, Moinak Ghosh, Moritz A. Goerzen +4

Magnetic skyrmions are intriguing topological spin textures that have attracted great attention due to their potential for future spintronic devices. Skyrmions have so far been exp…

physics.comp-ph2025

Impact of higher-order exchange on the lifetime of skyrmions and antiskyrmions

Hendrik Schrautzer, Moritz A. Goerzen, Bjarne Beyer +3

Reliable control of skyrmion lifetime is essential for realizing spintronic devices, yet the role of higher-order exchange - which can lead to skyrmion stabilization - remains larg…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Strongly enhanced lifetime of higher-order bimerons and antibimerons

Shiwei Zhu, Moritz A. Goerzen, Changsheng Song +2

Magnetic bimerons, similar to skyrmions, are topologically nontrivial spin textures characterized by topological charge . Most studies so far have focused on low- solitons ($…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

A new skyrmion topological transition driven by higher-order exchange interactions in Janus MnSeTe

Megha Arya, Moritz A. Goerzen, Lionel Calmels +4

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals magnets offer a promising platform for pushing skyrmion technology to the single-layer limit with high tunability. While Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya in…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Lifetime of bimerons and antibimerons in two-dimensional magnets

Moritz A. Goerzen, Tim Drevelow, Soumyajyoti Haldar +3

Soliton-based computing architectures have recently emerged as a promising avenue to overcome fundamental limitations of conventional information technologies, the von Neumann bott…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Long lifetimes of nanoscale skyrmions in lithium-decorated van der Waals ferromagnet FeGeTe

Soumyajyoti Haldar, Moritz A. Goerzen, Stefan Heinze +1

The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), which originates from spin-orbit coupling and relies on broken inversion symmetry, is recognized as a key ingredient in forming magneti…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Entropy-driven phase transition in a non-collinear antiferromagnet due to higher-order exchange interactions

Leo Kollwitz, Moritz A. Goerzen, Bjarne Beyer +2

The triple-Q state arises due to the superposition of three symmetry equivalent spin spirals stabilized by higher-order exchange interactions. It has been predicted more than 20 ye…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Eigenmode following for direct entropy calculation and characterization of magnetic systems

Stephan von Malottki, Moritz A. Goerzen, Hendrik Schrautzer +2

We present an eigenmode following method (EMF) that has been developed for the numerical scanning of the potential energy surface and the direct calculation of entropy and pre-expo…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 3 cited

Emergence of multiple topological spin textures in an all-magnetic van der Waals heterostructure

Moritz A. Goerzen, Tim Drevelow, Hendrik Schrautzer +3

Magnetic solitons such as skyrmions and bimerons show great promise for both fundamental research and spintronic applications. Stabilizing and controlling topological spin textures…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 17 cited

Prediction of stable nanoscale skyrmions in monolayer FeGeTe

Dongzhe Li, Soumyajyoti Haldar, Leo Kollwitz +3

Using first-principles calculations and atomistic spin simulations, we predict stable isolated skyrmions with a diameter below 10 nm in a monolayer of the two-dimensional van der W…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 1 cited

Lifetime of coexisting sub-10 nm zero-field skyrmions and antiskyrmions

Moritz A. Goerzen, Stephan von Malottki, Sebastian Meyer +2

Magnetic skyrmions have raised high hopes for future spintronic devices. For many applications it would be of great advantage to have more than one metastable particle-like texture…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Spontaneous square vs. hexagonal nanoscale skyrmion lattices in Fe/Ir(111)

Mara Gutzeit, Tim Drevelow, Moritz A. Goerzen +2

We study the emergence of spontaneous skyrmion lattices in an Fe monolayer in fcc and hcp stacking on the Ir(111) surface using density functional theory (DFT). For fcc-Fe/Ir(111)…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 18 cited

Nano-scale collinear multi-Q states driven by higher-order interactions

Mara Gutzeit, André Kubetzka, Soumyajyoti Haldar +4

Complex magnetic order arises due to the competition of different interactions between the magnetic moments. Recently, there has been an increased interest in such states not only…