Marie Böttcher

Dr. Marie Böttcher is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, working within the INSPIRE Group and SPICE research initiative. Her research centers on theoretical and computational spintronics, specializing in magnetic skyrmions and chiral magnetic structures using advanced Monte Carlo techniques.

Her primary research interests include Theoretical and Computational Physics, Thermodynamics, Spintronics, and Nanomagnetism. She employs parallel tempering Monte Carlo simulations to investigate phase transitions and thermodynamic properties of frustrated spin systems, focusing on temperature/magnetic field dependencies critical for skyrmion-based data storage applications. This work addresses energy landscape complexities in metastable magnetic states.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a cohesive focus on computational magnetism, particularly skyrmion modeling in ultrathin films and heterostructures. Her contributions span first-principles parameter extraction, current-induced skyrmion generation, and stabilization mechanisms at low magnetic fields, advancing topological spintronics for next-generation memory devices.

Dr. Böttcher actively participates in the SPICE group within the Collaborative Research Centre SFB/TRR 173 "Spin+X", engaging in interdisciplinary research on spin phenomena through seminars and collaborative projects in the Hard Condensed Matter Theory group.