Heisenberg-type ferromagnetic films with a sandwich structure

• Authors: Ján Kecer , Vladimír Ilkovič
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Green’s function theory is applied to an alternating two-element multilayer ferromagnetic film. The Hamiltonian is based on the Heisenberg model with a second-order uniaxial single-ion anisotropy and with the interaction between the layer in the interfaces. Magnetization and the phase transition in such system are derived for several sets of material parameters.

Keywords

EN

Quantized spin models; spin waves; magnetic properties of monolayers and thin films; 75.10.Jm; 75.30.Ds; 75.70.Ak

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 461-471

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2006

online

1 - 12 - 2006

Contributors

author

Ján Kecer

• Department of Physics, Technical University, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic

author

Vladimír Ilkovič

• Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafarik University, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-006-0026-x