We solve the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in the finite-temperature regime, where thermal fluctuations are modeled by a random magnetic field whose variance is proportional to the temperature. By rescaling the temperature proportionally to the computational cell size $\Delta x$ ($T \to T\,\Delta x/a_{\text{eff}}$, where $a_{\text{eff}}$ is the lattice constant) [M. B. Hahn, J. Phys. Comm., 3:075009, 2019], we obtain Curie temperatures $T_{\text{C}}$ that are in line with the experimental values for cobalt, iron and nickel. For finite-sized objects such as nanowires (1D) and nanolayers (2D), the Curie temperature varies with the smallest size $d$ of the system. We show that the difference between the computed finite-size $T_{\text{C}}$ and the bulk $T_{\text{C}}$ follows a power-law of the type: $(\xi_0/d)^\lambda$, where $\xi_0$ is the correlation length at zero temperature, and $\lambda$ is a critical exponent. We obtain values of $\xi_0$ in the nanometer range, also in accordance with other simulations and experiments. The computed critical exponent is close to $\lambda=2$ for all considered materials and geometries. This is the expected result for a mean-field approach, but slightly larger than the values observed experimentally.
翻译:我们在有限温条件下求解Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert方程,其中热涨落通过随机磁场建模,该磁场的方差正比于温度。通过将温度按计算网格尺寸$\Delta x$进行重新标度($T \to T\,\Delta x/a_{\text{eff}}$,其中$a_{\text{eff}}$为晶格常数)[M. B. Hahn, J. Phys. Comm., 3:075009, 2019],我们获得的居里温度$T_{\text{C}}$与钴、铁、镍的实验值相符。对于纳米线(一维)和纳米层(二维)等有限尺寸体系,居里温度随系统最小尺寸$d$变化。研究表明,计算所得有限尺寸$T_{\text{C}}$与块体$T_{\text{C}}$的差值服从幂律关系:$(\xi_0/d)^\lambda$,其中$\xi_0$为零温关联长度,$\lambda$为临界指数。我们获得的$\xi_0$值处于纳米量级,与其他模拟和实验结果一致。对于所有考虑的材料和几何结构,计算得到的临界指数均接近$\lambda=2$。这一结果符合平均场理论的预期,但略大于实验观测值。