Published November 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

1/3 magnetization plateau in a one-dimensional anisotropic ferrimagnet

  • 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fukui University of Technology, Fukui 910-8505 (Japan)
  • 2. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Spring-8, Hyogo 679-5148, and Crest JST, Japan (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551 (Japan)
  • 4. Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501 (Japan)

Description

Using mainly numerical methods, we investigate the ground-state magnetization curve of a mixed spin chain with uniaxial single-ion anisotropies, where S = 1 and S = 2 spins are alternating and coupled antiferromagnetically. Special attention is paid to the magnetization plateau, the 1/3-plateau, which appears at one third of the saturation magnetization in the magnetization curve. It is found that there appear three kinds of 1/3-plateaux, one of which has a quantum nature, while the remaining two have a classical (Ising) nature

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 171-174
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
Yamada conference LX on research in high magnetic fields
Acronym
RHMF2006
Dates
16-19 Aug 2006
Place
Sendai (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38072947
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; GROUND STATES; IONS; ISING MODEL; MAGNETIZATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; CRYSTAL MODELS; ENERGY LEVELS; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES