A frequency-domain micromagnetic simulation module based on COMSOL Multiphysics

Micromagnetic simulation is a numerical method to solve the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation for magnetic dynamics. Most of the mainstream micromagnetic simulation packages, including the object oriented micromagnetic framework and MuMax(3), perform simulation in the time domain. Here, utilizing the frequency domain simulation capability of COMSOL Multiphysics, we developed a COMSOL-based micromagnetic simulation module that solves the LLG equation in the frequency domain, which runs much faster and more accurate than time-domain simulations. Frequency-domain simulation is ideal for finding spin wave eigenmodes and the corresponding dispersions. We verify the validity of the module using three examples in the absence of dipolar field, and the inclusion of the dipolar field can be incorporated by combining this module with the alternating current/direct current module within COMSOL.

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Micromagnetic simulation is a numerical method for solving the LLG equation in magnetic dynamics. A COMSOL-based micromagnetic simulation module is developed using the frequency domain simulation capability of COMSOL Multiphysics, which is faster and more accurate than time-domain simulations. The module is validated using three examples in the absence of dipolar field and can be combined with the AC/DC module within COMSOL for including the dipolar field.