Monte Carlo studies of slow relaxation in diluted antiferromagnets
Author(s) -
U. Nowak,
K. D. Usadel
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
physical review. b, condensed matter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1095-3795
pISSN - 0163-1829
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.39.2516
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , condensed matter physics , magnetization , relaxation (psychology) , ising model , physics , domain (mathematical analysis) , remanence , domain wall (magnetism) , single domain , magnetic domain , statistical physics , materials science , magnetic field , quantum mechanics , psychology , social psychology , mathematical analysis , statistics , mathematics
Monte Carlo simulations of diluted Ising-type antiferromagnets in a uniform external magnetic field in three dimensions show rather strong irreversibilities in the magnetization and a slow relaxation of the remanent magnetization of the domain state. A detailed investigation of the domain state and its relaxation shows that for low temperatures domains are strongly pinned at vacancies and that relaxation primarily takes place in the domain walls.
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