Transition from superparamagnetism to ferromagnetic single-domain in a Heisenberg model for nano-cluster magnetic system

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 201-214

  Shek, C H ^a   Shao, Y Z ^b   Lai, Joseph K L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC GROWTH EXPONENT; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; FERROMAGNETIC SINGLE DOMAIN; HEISENBERG MODEL;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0033881696     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(99)00459-8     Document Type: Article

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