Theory of field-induced spin reorientation transition in thin Heisenberg films

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Schwieger, S ^a   Kienert, J ^a   Nolting, W ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTERNAL FIELD; FILM; HEISENBERG FILM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPIN REORIENTATION TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 16844384968     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.024428     Document Type: Article

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