• DocumentCode
    788020
  • Title

    Thermally activated magnetization rotation in small nanoparticles

  • Author

    Tsiantos, Vassilios ; Schrefl, Thomas ; Scholz, Werner ; Forster, Hermann ; Suess, Dieter ; Dittrich, Rok ; Fidler, Josef

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Solid State Phys., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    2507
  • Lastpage
    2509
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we test the performance and validity of a semi-implicit time-integration scheme, originally applied in quantum dynamics, for use in micromagnetics. The attempt frequency and energy barriers are calculated for Co nanoparticles. Moreover, a fit of the relaxation time to the Arrhenius-Neel law is presented. The semi-implicit time-integration method is very robust and allows time steps up to 3 ps at a temperature of 50 K.
  • Keywords
    cobalt; magnetisation reversal; nanoparticles; thermal stability; 50 K; Arrhenius-Neel law; Co; attempt frequency; energy barriers; magnetic reversal; micromagnetics; nanoparticles; relaxation time; semi-implicit time-integration scheme; thermal stability; thermal switching; thermally activated magnetization rotation; Energy barrier; Equations; Finite element methods; Fluctuations; Frequency; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetization; Micromagnetics; Nanoparticles; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2003.816456
  • Filename
    1233125