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Microscopic theory for the Markovian decay of magnetization fluctuations in nanomagnets

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posted on 2018-08-09, 10:04 authored by Ioannis RousochatzakisIoannis Rousochatzakis
We present a microscopic theory for the phonon-driven decay of the magnetization fluctuations in a wide class of nanomagnets where the dominant energy is set by isotropic exchange and/or uniaxial anisotropy. Based on the Zwanzig-Mori projection formalism, the theory reveals that the magnetization fluctuations are governed by a single decay rate ωc, which we further identify with the zero-frequency portion of the associated self-energy. This dynamical decoupling from the remaining slow degrees of freedom is attributed to a conservation law and the discreteness of the energy spectrum and explains the omnipresent monoexponential decay of the magnetization over several decades in time, as observed experimentally. A physically transparent analytical expression for ωc is derived which highlights the three specific mechanisms of the slowing-down effect which are known so far in nanomagnets. © 2007 The American Physical Society.

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Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volume

76

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21

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ROUSOCHATZAKIS, I., ... et al., 2007. Microscopic theory for the Markovian decay of magnetization fluctuations in nanomagnets. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 76: 214431.

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© American Physical Society (APS)

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2007

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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.76.214431

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1098-0121

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1550-235X

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