Skyrmions as quasiparticles: free energy and entropy

Daniel Schick, Markus Weißenhofer, Levente Rózsa +1

The free energy and the entropy of magnetic skyrmions with respect to the collinear state are calculated for a (Pt${}_{0.95}$Ir${}_{0.05}$)/Fe bilayer on Pd(111) via atomistic spin mod…