Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2003-11-19
Phys. Rev. E 68, 041102 (2003)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
8 pages
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.68.041102
Based on theoretical results and simulations, in two-dimensional arrangements of a dense dipolar particle system, there are two relevant local dipole arrangements: (1) a ferromagnetic state with dipoles organized in a triangular lattice, and (2) an anti-ferromagnetic state with dipoles organized in a square lattice. In order to accelerate simulation algorithms we search for the possibility of cutting off the interaction potential. Simulations on a dipolar two-line system lead to the observation that the ferromagnetic state is much more sensitive to the interaction cutoff $R$ than the corresponding anti-ferromagnetic state. For $R \gtrsim 8$ (measured in particle diameters) there is no substantial change in the energetical balance of the ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic state and the ferromagnetic state slightly dominates over the anti-ferromagnetic state, while the situation is changed rapidly for lower interaction cutoff values, leading to the disappearance of the ferromagnetic ground state. We studied the effect of bending ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic two-line systems and we observed that the cutoff has a major impact on the energetical balance of the ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic state for $R \lesssim 4$. Based on our results we argue that $R \approx 5$ is a reasonable choice for dipole-dipole interaction cutoff in two-dimensional dipolar hard sphere systems, if one is interested in local ordering.
Fazekas S.
Kertesz Janos
Wolf Dietrich E.
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