An antiferromagnetic transverse Ising nanoisland; unconventional surface effects

The phase diagrams and temperature dependences of magnetizations in a transverse Ising nanosisland with an antiferromagnetic spin configuration are studied by the use of the effective-field theory with correlations (EFT). Some novel features, such as the re-entrant phenomena with two compensation points being free from disorder induced frustration, are obtained for the magnetic properties in the system.     

Spin compensation temperatures in the mean-field approximation of a mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Ising ferrimagnetic system

The magnetic behaviors of a mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Ising ferrimagnetic system on a square lattice are studied with the mean-field approximation (MFA) based on the Bogoliubov inequality for the free energy. A Landau expansion of the free energy in the order parameter is also described in this work. In particular, we investigate the effect of a single-ion anisotropy on the compensation phenomenon.     

Ferrimagnetic behaviors in a double-wall cubic metal nanotube

A double-wall cubic metal nanotube consists of the ferromagnetic spin-1 inner shell and spin-3/2 surface shell. It is of the ferrimagnetic exchange coupling between two shells. Considering the single-ion anisotropy and transverse field exist together, the magnetization, the initial susceptibility, the internal energy and the specific heat have been investigated by using the effective-field theory with correlations. Some interesting phenomena have been found in the thermal variations of the system. Magnetization appears two or three compensation points in certain parameters. It is an unconventional ferrimagnetic behavior in the nanotube. The shapes of total magnetization and the initial susceptibility are great influenced by the surface exchange coupling, surface single-ion anisotropy and surface transverse field. Some results of nanotube may have potential applications in different research fields, such as electronics, optics, mechanics, and even biomedicine and molecular devices.     

Spin compensation temperatures induced by longitudinal fields in a mixed spin-3/2 and spin-5/2 Ising ferrimagnet

I studied the ferrimagnetic Ising model with nearest neighbour interactions for a square lattice and simple cubic one, using mean field theory. The free energy of a mixed spin Ising ferrimagnetic model was calculated from a mean field approximation of the Hamiltonian. By minimizing the free energy, I obtained the equilibrium magnetizations and the compensation temperatures. Clear indications of the single-ion anisotropies on the compensation points of the mixed spin-3/2 and spin-5/2 ferrimagnetic lattices are found. Some interesting behaviors of these systems are obtained depending not only on the values of magnetic anisotropies for both sublattice sites but also on the lattice structure. The longitudinal magnetic fields dependence of the spin compensation temperature is the main focus of research. The possibility of many compensation temperatures is indicated.     

Magnetic properties of a hexagonal transverse Ising nanoisland

The magnetic properties of a hexagonal transverse Ising nanoisland have been calculated by the effective-field theory with correlations. The effects of surface coupling, interlayer coupling, and the competition between transverse fields at the surface shell and in the inner core on phase diagrams and magnetizations are examined. Meanwhile, the results are also compared with two different nanoislands which consist of two layers with nine atoms or five atoms in each of the layers.     

Entanglement and quantum phase transition in a mixed-spin Heisenberg chain with single-ion anisotropy

We study the ground-state and thermal entanglement in the mixed-spin (S,s)=(1,1/2) Heisenberg chain with single-ion anisotropy D using exact diagonalization of small clusters. In this system, a quantum phase transition is revealed to occur at the value D=0, which is the bifurcation point for the global ground state; that is, when the single-ion anisotropy energy is positive, the ground state is unique, whereas when it is negative, the ground state becomes doubly degenerate and the system has the ferrimagnetic long-range order. Using the negativity as a measure of entanglement, we find that a pronounced dip in this quantity, taking place just at the bifurcation point, serves to signal the quantum phase transition. Moreover, we show that the single-ion anisotropy helps to improve the characteristic temperatures above which the quantum behavior disappears.     

Thermodynamic properties of the mixed spin-1/2 and spin-1 Ising chain with both longitudinal and transverse single-ion anisotropies

The mixed spin-1/2 and spin-1 Ising chain with both longitudinal and transverse single-ion anisotropies is solved exactly by means of a mapping to the spin-1/2 Ising chains with alternating transverse fields and the Jordan-Wigner transformation. Within this scheme, the thermodynamic quantities of this model are rigorously determined by a recursion formula derived for the partition function based on the reduced spin-1/2 transverse Ising model. The corresponding thermodynamic properties are calculated and discussed.     

Dielectric properties and compensation behaviors of a monolayer naphthalene-like nanoisland: Monte Carlo simulations

In this paper, we propose a model to study the thermal and dielectric properties of a monolayer naphthalene-like nanoisland. The ferrielectric mixed spin (1, 7/2) Blume-Capel Ising model has been studied, using Monte Carlo simulations under the Metropolis algorithm. The ground state phase diagrams, in the absence of temperature, are investigated. Moreover, we illustrated the thermal and dielectric properties as a function of temperature, for fixed values of the other parameters. On the other hand, we examine the effects of the exchange coupling interactions on the compensation and blocking temperatures. In addition, we explore the effects of crystal and external longitudinal electric fields on total polarizations.     

The magnetic properties of the two-dimensional square lattice mixed-spin anisotropic Heisenberg ferromagnet with a transverse magnetic field

The two-dimensional square lattice mixed-spin anisotropic Heisenberg ferromagnet with a transverse magnetic field is studied by means of the double-time Green's function. The analytic expressions of the critical temperature, the high-temperature zero-field susceptibilities, the spin-wave velocity, spin-wave stiffness and spin-wave gap are obtained. The phase diagrams in which the critical temperature, the reorientation temperature and the reorientation magnetic field are shown as a function of single-ion anisotropic parameter are discussed.     

The single-ion anisotropy effects in the mixed-spin ternary-alloy

The effect of single-ion anisotropy on the thermal properties of the ternary-alloy in the form of $A{B}_p{C}_{1?p}$ is investigated on the Bethe lattice (BL) in terms of exact recursion relations. The simulation on the BL consists of placing A atoms (spin-1/2) on the odd shells and randomly placing B (spin-3/2) or C (spin-5/2) atoms with concentrations p and $1?p$, respectively, on the even shells. The phase diagrams are calculated in possible planes spanned by the system parameters: temperature, single-ion anisotropy, concentration and ratio of the bilinear interaction parameters for $z=3$ corresponding to the honeycomb lattice. It is found that the crystal field drives the system to the lowest possible state therefore reducing the temperatures of the critical lines in agreement with the literature.     

Clear distinctions between ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic behaviors in a cylindrical Ising nanowire (or nanotube)

The initial susceptibility and reduced total magnetization of a cylindrical Ising nanowire (or nanotube) are investigated by the use of the effective field theory with correlations, in order to clarify their distinctions between the ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic behaviors when the core-shell exchange coupling takes a different sign. Some common phenomena are found in the thermal variations between the two nanosystems. Whether the Neel hyperbola, valid in the paramagnetic region for a bulk ferrimagnetic material with a spinel structure, is valid for the nano-scaled ferrimagnetic systems is discussed.     

Exact results of an alternating-bond mixed spin-1/2 and spin-1 Ising chain with both longitudinal and transverse single-ion anisotropies

The alternating-bond mixed spin-1/2 and spin-1 Ising chain with both longitudinal and transverse single-ion anisotropies are solved exactly by means of a mapping of the spin-1/2 transverse Ising chain and the Jordan-Wigner transformation. The ground state quantities are strongly dependent on the model Hamiltonian parameters J₁, J₂, D_x and D_z. We obtain the quasi-particles' spectra Λ_k, the dimerization gap Δ_d, the minimal energy Δ₀ for exciting a fermion quasi-particle, the minimal energy gap Δ_h for exciting a hole and the ground state energy E_g. The phase diagram of the ground state is also given. The results show that the alternating bond just quantitatively changes the ground state properties; no matter the nearest-neighbor exchange interactions J₁ and J₂ are equal or not, when D_z≥0 for any finite value of D_x, there is no quantum critical point and the ground state is always in a spin ordered phase.     

Magnetic properties of Terfenol-D film on a compliant substrate

Substrate thickness effects on the magnetization and magnetostriction of Terfenol-D films was studied by using a nonlinear constitutive model combined with the Timosheko elastic theory. Results show that characteristics of Terfenol-D films on compliant substrates are different from those of their bulk counterpart. Tunable properties can be obtained by adjusting the film/substrate thickness ratio.     

Green's function study of a mixed spin-1 and spin-3/2 Heisenberg ferrimagnetic system

The magnetic properties of a mixed spin-1 and spin-3/2 Heisenberg ferrimagnetic system on a square lattice are investigated by using the double-time temperature-dependent Green's function technique. In order to decouple the higher order Green's functions, Anderson and Callen's decoupling and random phase approximations have been used. The nearest- and next-nearest-neighbor interactions and the single-ion anisotropies are considered and their effects on compensation and critical temperature are studied.     

The converse magnetoelectric coupling in asymmetric granule/matrix composite film with Ni/PZT component

In this work, a type of asymmetric granule/matrix composite film is designed, where the Ni granule is dispersed in PZT matrix, meanwhile the top and bottom electrode is constituted by Au and SRO respectively. Predicted through the electrostatic screening model and mean field approximation, considerable electrostatic charge is induced on Ni granule surface by ferroelectric PZT polarization. Predicted through the spin splitting model and spherical shell approximation, both the magnetization and magnetic anisotropy of Ni granule are modulated by ferroelectric PZT polarization. As the volume fraction of Ni granule is increased, the electric modulation of magnetization and magnetic anisotropy is reduced and enhanced respectively. As the dimension of granule/matrix composite is varied, such modulation is retained. Due to the large area–volume ratio of nano-granule, this work benefits to realize the converse magnetoelectric coupling in nanoscale.     

Superconductivity of compressed platinum powder at very low temperatures

Superconductivity of compressed, high-purity platinum powder (average grain size 2–3 μm) was found by measurements of resistivity, AC susceptibility and magnetization. The transition temperature into the superconducting state T_c and the critical magnetic field B_c strongly depend on the packing fraction f of the samples: we found 0.62T_c(0)1.38 mK and 6.6B_c(0)67 μT for 0.8f0.5, respectively. The temperature dependence of the critical magnetic fields can be described by B_c(T)=B_c(0)(1−(T/T_c)²). The discussion of these results includes possible explanations for the origin of superconductivity in this new superconducting material.     

Evidence for vacancy-driven phase transitions in BaMnF 4 at elevated temperatures

Anomalies near 370 K and/or 400 K in dielectric constant, diffuse x-ray scattering, C₁₁ elastic coefficient, electrical conductivity, and piezoelectric resonance have been reported for BaMnF ₄. Particularly curious is the dielectric constant along the ac-diagonal, which rises from 15 at 300 K to a sharp peak of 73 at 400 K. These anomalies are discussed in terms of 2D ionic conduction mechanisms (fluorine vacancy hopping), and the disappearance of short-range antiferroelectric order at temperatures above 400 K. At 650 K the crystals lose all piezoelectricity, which is interpreted as a 3D vacancy-driven C_2v – D_2h, transition.     

Magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic metals in low-symmetry systems

We have constructed an analytic formula to treat the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy in ferromagnetic metals with low symmetry, such as $C_{4\mathrm{V}}$ and $C_{3\mathrm{V}}$. We find that the anisotropy energy is proportional to a part of the expectation values of the orbital angular momentum and magnetic dipole operator. Although the result is similar to the model proposed by Laan (1998) [2], we have derived a concrete expression for the spin-flip virtual excitation process term, which can be dominant in atoms with small magnetic moments and/or small exchange splitting. Pt monatomic layer with proximity-induced spin polarization grown on Fe is an example of this. Other multilayer systems such as Co/Pd and Co/Ni, and bilayer systems such as Fe(CoB)/MgO can be discussed similarly. Moreover, the relation between perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy and measurable physical parameters is discussed based on X-ray magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy.     

Magnetic interactions in Cu-substituted manganese ferrites

A series of Mn_1−xCu_xFe₂O₄, with x=0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0, spinel ferrites were prepared by standard ceramic method, to study the effect of compositional variation on magnetic susceptibility, saturation magnetization (M_s), Curie temperature (T_c) and magnetic moments (μ_B). The Curie temperatures have been evaluated by measuring the ac susceptibility using the mutual inductance technique. On increasing Cu contents from 0.0 to 0.50, the saturation magnetization increases while the Curie temperature decreases. On further increase in Cu contents, x>0.50 a decreasing trend in M_s is exhibited while T_c continues to decrease. This effect can be partially related to the low magnetic moments of Cu⁺² ions. The dominant interaction in all ferrite samples is A-B interaction which is due to the negative values of the characteristic temperature θ(K) showing that the magnetic ordering is antiferromagnetic. The Y-K angle increases gradually with increasing copper contents and extrapolates to 90° for CuFe₂O₄. From the computation of Y-K angles for Mn_1−xCu_xFe₂O₄, it can be concluded that the mixed copper ferrites exhibit a non-collinearity of the Y-K type while MnFe₂O₄ shows a Neel type of ordering.