Multidomain and incoherent effects in magnetic nanodots
Author(s) -
R. Skomski,
Arti Kashyap,
K. D. Sorge,
D. J. Sellmyer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.1688645
Subject(s) - condensed matter physics , micromagnetics , curling , nanodot , ellipsoid , magnetization , single domain , magnetic domain , particle (ecology) , domain wall (magnetism) , materials science , magnetic nanoparticles , square (algebra) , ground state , physics , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , geometry , magnetic field , atomic physics , composite material , oceanography , mathematics , quantum mechanics , astronomy , geology
The magnetic ground state and the magnetization reversal of aspherical nanoparticles are investigated by model calculations and micromagnetic simulations. Essential deviations from Kittel’s domain theory occur for very flat and very elongated particles, for particles whose size is comparable to the domain-wall width, and when the particle shape is strongly nonellipsoidal. For example, the single-domain state of square rod is much less stable than that of comparable elongated ellipsoids, because most of the surface charge of long ellipsoids is located on the sides. Another specific feature of flat particles is suppression of the curling mode.
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