Spin-spin correlations in ferromagnetic nanosystems

Details Spin-spin correlations in ferromagnetic nanosystems Spin-spin correlations in ferromagnetic nanosystems

2011-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/1102.3062v1

Eur. Phys. J. B 80, 331 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

7 pages, 5 figures, EPJB (in press)

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjb/e2011-11015-5

Using exact diagonalization, Monte-Carlo, and mean-field techniques, characteristic temperature scales for ferromagnetic order are discussed for the Ising and the classical anisotropic Heisenberg model on finite lattices in one and two dimensions. The interplay between nearest-neighbor exchange, anisotropy and the presence of surfaces leads, as a function of temperature, to a complex behavior of the distance-dependent spin-spin correlation function, which is very different from what is commonly expected. A finite experimental observation time is considered in addition, which is simulated within the Monte-Carlo approach by an incomplete statistical average. We find strong surface effects for small nanoparticles, which cannot be explained within a simple Landau or mean-field concept and which give rise to characteristic trends of the spin-correlation function in different temperature regimes. Unambiguous definitions of crossover temperatures for finite systems and an effective method to estimate the critical temperature of corresponding infinite systems are given.

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