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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Spintronics

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  • Magnetic merons are fundamental topological spin textures in 2D magnets, crucial for material stability.
  • The widely used continuum model struggles to quantitatively analyze merons due to their complex, inhomogeneous spin textures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a discrete computational method for analyzing meron spin textures and dynamics.
  • To quantitatively model the interactions and statistical behavior of merons in 2D magnetic materials.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a discrete method to model concentrated spin structures around meron cores.
  • Investigated meron-meron interactions and meron gas statistics.
  • Validated the model against Monte Carlo simulations using parameters from real 2D van der Waals magnetic materials.

Main Results:

  • Revealed a logarithmic-scale interaction between merons at distances greater than twice their core size.
  • Obtained statistical distributions for meron gas.
  • Predicted the evolution of meron properties with varying magnetic exchange interactions, showing excellent agreement with simulations.

Conclusions:

  • The discrete method provides an effective approach for studying the static and dynamic properties of meron systems.
  • This work advances the understanding of topological spin textures in 2D magnets and their potential applications.