Surface magnetization,grain and domain structure in laser-scribed soft magnetic sheets

The local magnetic softening and simultaneous grain coarsening are observed in low carbon sheets due to the laser-scribing process as the results of the net mechanical stress relief. A very fine surface domain structure with domain walls of higher mobility is created within the scribed zone, in spite of the fact that local increase of microhardness of the laser-treated zone was detected.     

Magnetocaloric effect, magnetic domain structure and spin-reorientation transitions in HoCo5 single crystals

A study on the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has been carried out on the HoCo₅ single crystal using a direct method in the temperature range 78-300 K and in a magnetic field of 1.3 T at various orientations of the single crystal with respect to the direction of external magnetic field. Our research has shown that magnetic anisotropy strongly affects magnitude and sign of the MCE in the regions of spin-reorientation phase transitions. In addition, the magnetic domain structure of the HoCo₅ single crystal in (0 0 1) plane in the temperature range from room temperature down to 4.2 K was investigated.     

Phase transitions and spin excitations in new multiferroics with modulated magnetic structure

Coexistence of an antiferromagnetic (modulated) structure and electric polarization has been revealed in single crystals of Eu_{1 ? x} Y_xMnO₃ (0.2 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) and Gd_{1 ? x} Y_xMnO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) manganites. Hence, these compounds can be considered as a new family of multiferroics. Various phase transitions, both spontaneous and induced by magnetic fields up to 250 kOe, accompanied by anomalies in magnetization, magnetostriction, permittivity, and electric polarization, have been found, and phase T-x diagrams have been constructed. In the submillimeter range (8–40 cm^?1), new spin excitations—electromagnons—have been revealed; they are excited by an electric field. It is established that suppression of the modulated structure by a magnetic field leads to the disappearance of electromagnons; this process is accompanied by significant changes in the permittivity in a wide frequency range.     

Magnetic anisotropy,phase transitions,and domain structures in films with out-of-plane magnetization

A phenomenological theory of induced magnetic anisotropy in nanostructures is developed. It is shown that, in magnetic films with out-of-plane magnetization, a complex redistribution of the anisotropy energy-density within the layer volume causes nonlinear and nonmonotonic dependencies of the effective anisotropy on layer thickness. These distributions also account for the continuous character of the transition into the phase with perpendicular magnetization. In the thickness range above this transition, a phase with twisted magnetization favoring multidomain structures appears. Experimental data on Ni/Cu(0 0 1) layered systems are analyzed in terms of this theory.     

Regular and chaotic precession of magnetization in magnetic films with a stripe domain structure

Based on a numerical solution of the equations of motion found over a wide range of frequencies of an alternating magnetic field, the nonlinear precession dynamics of magnetization are studied in thin-film structures of the (100) type with a stripe domain structure in a perpendicular bias field. The conditions are determined under which high-amplitude regular and chaotic dynamic regimes occur. Bifurcational variations in the precession of coupled magnetic moments and dynamic-bistability states are detected. The specific features of the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and of time analogs of Poincaré cross sections of trajectories in chaotic regimes are considered.     

Crystal structure and magnetization of a Co3B2O6 single crystal

The crystal structure and magnetic properties of Co₃B₂O₆ single crystals are studied. Orthorhombic symmetry with space group Pnnm is detected at room temperature. The measurements of static magnetization and dynamic magnetic susceptibility reveal two magnetic anomalies at T ₁ = 33 K and T ₂ = 10 K and an easy-axis magnetic anisotropy. The effective magnetic moment indicates a high-spin state of the Co²⁺ ion. A spin-flop transition is found at low temperatures and H _sf = 23 kOe. EXAFS spectra of the K-edge absorption of Co are recorded at various temperatures, the temperature-induced changes in the parameters of the local environment of cobalt are analyzed, and the effective Co-Co and Co-O distances are determined. The magnetic interactions in the crystal are analyzed in terms of an indirect coupling model.     

Micromagnetic properties and magnetization switching of single domain Co dots studied by magnetic force microscopy

Magnetic force microscopy was applied to study the magnetic properties of Co dot microstructures. The high density magnetic dot arrays were fabricated using nanolithographic techniques on GaAs substrates. The ferromagnetic Co dots were found to be in a single domain state for Co film thicknesses of 7 nm and 17 nm. The magnetization of the as-prepared Co dot array was found to be in a non-uniform state. After applying a magnetic field the Co dots are in a uniform magnetization state. Induced switching of the magnetization of single Co dots by the stray field of the probing tip using an additionally applied in-situ magnetic field has been demonstrated.     

Micromagnetic study of magnetic domain structure and magnetization reversal in amorphous wires with circular anisotropy

In this work we present a detailed numerical investigation on the magnetic domain formation and magnetization reversal mechanism in sub-millimeter amorphous wires with negative magnetostriction by means of micromagnetic calculations. The formation of circular magnetic domains surrounding a multidomain axially oriented central nucleus was observed for the micromagnetic model representing the amorphous wire. The magnetization reversal explained by micromagnetic computations for the M-H curve is described in terms of a combined nucleation-propagation−rotational mechanism after the saturated state. Results are interpreted in terms of the effective magnetic anisotropy.     

Thermal control magnetic switching dominated by spin reorientation transition in Mn-doped PrFeO3 single crystals

Spin reorientation transition (SRT) has attracted substantial attention due to its important role in the ultrafast control of spins. However, the transition temperature is usually too low for its practical applications. Here, we demonstrate the ability to modulate the SRT temperature in PrFe_1−xMnxO₃ single crystals from 196 K to 317 K across the room temperature by varying the Mn concentration. Interestingly, the Γ₄ to Γ₁ spin reorientation of the Mn-doped PrFeO₃ is distinct from the Γ₄ to Γ₂ spin reorientation transition as in the parent material. Because of the coupling between rare-earth ions and transition-metal ions in determining the SRT temperature, the demonstrated control scheme of spin reorientation transition temperature by Mn-doping is expected to be used in temperature control magnetic switching devices and applicable to many other rare-earth orthoferrites.     

Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of the Li8FeSm22O38 single crystal

New single crystals of Li₈FeSm₂₂O₃₈ have been grown by spontaneous crystallization from a solution in melt. The structure of these crystals has been determined: it corresponds to the space group Im $\bar 3$ m. Investigations of the magnetic susceptibility in the ranges of temperatures 2?C24 K and fields up to 50 kOe have revealed a magnetic transition near 3 K. The temperature behavior of the magnetic susceptibility of the two-level system has been simulated. The results of the simulation agree with the experimental data. The resonance properties of Li₈FeSm₂₂O₃₈ have been studied in the temperature range 100?C300 K.     

The effect of spin fluctuations on phase transitions in magnetic systems

In this paper we study the problem of admitting an exact solution of the effect of spin fluctuations on phase transition when modeling a multiferroic superconducting system in a strong magnetic field. New results are obtained for phase portraits of the system of equations for amplitudes of spin density and temperature waves. The possibility is justified for the transition of the system to a phase in which superconductivity and antiferromagnetic ordering coexist, particularly via slowly fluctuating spin-density waves.     

Magnetostriction and magnetization measurements on a DyNi2B2C single crystal in a magnetic field

In order to investigate the interactions between lattice properties, magnetic ordering and superconductivity of DyNi₂B₂C, thermal expansion, magnetostriction and magnetization measurements were performed for T=2–15 K and for μ₀H=0–3 T on a single crystal in the crystallographic [1 1 0] direction. A magnetic phase diagram is derived that shows two phases (AF1 and AF2) in the narrow region between the zero-field antiferromagnetic AF and the induced ferromagnetic state FM. Moreover, it is characterized by a large-field hysteresis. This behaviour can be described by a two domain magnetic state. The metamagnetic structure AF1 with about a quarter of the saturated magnetization is responsible for suppressing the superconductivity in DyNi₂B₂C because of its ferromagnetic component.     

Quantum transitions and magnetization of the magnetic V15 cluster in strong magnetic fields

The process of rearrangement of the magnetic structure of the low-spin cluster V₁₅ in superhigh magnetic fields is investigated. At low temperatures, this process is shown to manifest itself as three quantum jumps, each of which is a transition causing the spin of the complex to increase by two unities. The nature of these quantum jumps is discussed. The magnetization curve and the magnetic susceptibility are calculated.     

Change in domain structure of a cobalt crystal in a magnetic field

The domain structure of a cobalt crystal in the plane parallel to the hexagonal axis was observed by the powder figure method. The magnetization process was studied in fields variously oriented with respect to the [0001] axis. Several peculiarities of domain structure behavior which confirm existing theoretical concepts were found.     

Magnetocrystalline anisotropy and dynamic spin reorientation of half-doped Nd_(0.5)Pr_(0.5)FeO_3 single crystal

The single crystals of Nd_(0.5)Pr_(0.5)FeO_3 were successfully grown by optical floating zone method.Room temperature x-ray diffraction and Laue photograph declared the homogeneity and high quality of the crystal.The significant magnetic anisotropy and multiple magnetic transitions illustrate the complex magnetic structure.At high temperatures(T 66 K),it shows the typical characteristics of Γ_4(G_x,A_y,F_z) state.With the decrease of the temperature,it undergoes a first-order spin reorientation transition from Γ_4(G_x,A_y,F_z) to Γ_2(F_x,C_y,G_z) state in the temperature window of 45-66 K under an applied magnetic field of 0.01 T.As the temperature drops to ～17 K,a new magnetic interaction mechanism works,which results in a further enhancement of magnetization.The T-H phase diagram of Nd_(0.5)Pr_(0.5)FeO_3 single crystal was finally constructed.     

Hysteresis, spin transitions, and magnetic ordering in the fractional quantum Hall effect

We have studied the development of metastable properties associated with a nearly spin-degenerate two-dimensional electron system. Application of large hydrostatic pressure significantly reduces the g-factor experienced by electrons in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure, and various fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) states are found to undergo transition to a spin-unpolarized ground state. In case of even numerator FQHE states, the spin transitions are accompanied by hysteresis and nonlinearity in the magnetotransport. These results strongly support a recent theory of quantum Hall magnetism in which competition between spin-polarized and spin-unpolarized ground states leads to an ordered phase that exhibits ferromagnetic correlation.     

The field induced magnetization reorientation in weak ferromagnets—III: The case of non-equivalent single ion anisotropy

The phase transitions in a single-ion anisotropy type weak ferromagnet at 0°K are studied using a two sublattice model and molecular field theory. In an external field applied along the antiferromagnetic axis, there exist three stable phases, denoted as weak ferromagnetic (WF), spin-flop (SF), and metamagnetic (MM). The character of the WF to SF transition changes from first to second order as the angle between a sublattice uniaxial anisotropy axis and the antiferromagnetic axis is increased. The tricritical field for this phase transition is proportional to the one-half power of the uniaxial anisotropy field, when the latter is much smaller than the exchange field. The transitions to and from the MM phase are always of first order. The former can result from either a WF or a SF phase instability threshold being reached. The latter always results in a transition to the WF phase. All three phases can, under specified conditions, coexist for a range of applied field values. In this case, an instability of the WF phase always results in a first order transition to the SF phase.     

Domain structure and magnetization processes in permalloy propagation elements

A review of domain structures and magnetization processes in permalloy overlays is given, together with some new results. The simplest domain structure for a given element consists of a loop of magnetic flux, but in elements with irregular geometry the circulating flux is not constant. More complex structures arise when an element contains internal closure domains. In-plane anisotropy in permalloy affects the distribution of closure domains but with decreasing bar width the influence of anisotropy is reduced. Reversible wall motion in weak fields gives way to hysteresis effects when the applied field exceeds a certain level, H_s. In particular magnetization buckling may occur. Some details of buckling in asymmetric chevrons and half-discs are given and compared with the behaviour in an I-bar. The proximity of a bubble medium containing stripe domains is shown to reduce considerably the applied fields needed for buckling in overlay components. Following saturation, changes in the demagnetized state are usually apparent. On a simple level, the spin structure and polarity of Bloch walls is altered. More noticeably the wall pattern itself can change when closure domains are created or annihilated in pairs. The significance of these fluctuations for bubble propagation is assessed by considering the intrinsic stray field profile of a Bloch wall segment. A simple wall model is employed. It is demonstrated that a curved domain wall provides a reasonable basis for modelling the field of a magnetized bar up to saturation. Calculated values of H_s agree qualitatively with experiment. The external field of the bar is rather insensitive to the exact distribution of free-pole density. Together with the observed complexities of domain behabiour this reaffirms the validity of the continuum approach to modelling.     

非晶和纳米晶软磁丝状样品的环向磁化过程

采用阻抗法测定了不同磁结构的软磁丝状样品(非晶及纳米晶合金)的环向磁导率随环向磁场 强度和频率的变化. 按照Chen等的理论公式计算了样品的环向磁化曲线，结果发现，这一实 验原理公式对具有较大损耗的磁化过程并不适用. 因此，将其发展给出了更一般情况下的理 论公式. 此外，通过分析复数磁导率对环向磁场的依赖关系，确定了两类不同畴结构样品的 不同的环向矫顽力机理. 研究了交流频率对磁化过程的影响. 关键词： 非晶和纳米晶软磁丝 阻抗 环向磁化曲线     

Azimuthal and single spin asymmetries in hard scattering processes

In this article we review the present understanding of azimuthal and single spin asymmetries for inclusive and semi-inclusive particle production in unpolarized and polarized hadronic collisions at high energy and moderately large transverse momentum. After summarizing the experimental information available, we discuss and compare the main theoretical approaches formulated in the framework of perturbative QCD. We then present in some detail a generalization of the parton model with inclusion of spin and intrinsic transverse momentum effects. In this context, we extensively discuss the phenomenology of azimuthal and single spin asymmetries for several processes in different kinematical configurations. A comparison with the predictions of other approaches, when available, is also given. We finally emphasize some relevant open points and challenges for future theoretical and experimental investigation.