Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-06-23
Phys. Rev. B 84, 134423 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
20 pages, 18 Figures, 2 tables
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.84.134423
We investigate the dynamics of a magnetic system consisting of two magnetic moments coupled by either exchange, dipole-dipole, or Dzyalozhinski-Moriya interaction. We compare the switching mechanisms and switching rates as induced by the three couplings. For each coupling and each configuration of the two anisotropy axes, we describe the switching modes and, using the kinetic theory of Langer, we provide (semi-)analytical expressions for the switching rate. We then compare the three interactions with regard to their efficiency in the reversal of the net magnetic moment of the dimer. We also investigate how the energy barriers vary with the coupling. For the dipole-dipole interaction we find that the energy barrier may either increase or decrease with the coupling depending on whether the latter is weak or strong. Finally, upon comparing the various switching rates, we find that the dipole-dipole coupling leads to the slowest magnetic dimer, as far as the switching of its net magnetic moment is concerned.
Déjardin J. L.
Franco A. F.
Kachkachi Hamid
Martinez Jean-Michel
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