Published May 30, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Critical behaviour of magnetic thin film with Heisenberg spin-S model

  • 1. Solid State Physics Laboratory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Sciences, BP 1796, Fez (Morocco)
  • 2. Institute for Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Rabat (Morocco)
  • 3. Academie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques, Rabat (Morocco)
  • 4. Equipe de Physique du Solide, Ecole Normale Superieure, BP 5206, Bensouda, Fes (Morocco)
  • 5. LMPHE, Faculte des Sciences, Universite Mohamed V, Rabat (Morocco)

Description

The magnetic properties of a ferromagnetic thin film of face centered cubic (FCC) lattice with Heisenberg spin-S are examined using the high-temperature series expansions technique extrapolated with Pade approximations method. The critical reduced temperature of the system τc is studied as function of thickness of the film and the exchange interactions in the bulk, and within the surfaces Jb, Js and Jperpendicular respectively. A critical value of surface exchange interaction above which surface magnetism appears is obtained. The dependence of the reduced critical temperature on the film thickness L has been investigated.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.03.073

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.03.073;
PII
S0169-4332(09)00338-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Surface Science
Journal Volume
255
Journal Issue
16
Journal Page Range
p. 7462-7467
ISSN
0169-4332
CODEN
ASUSEE

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