Effect of Spin Fluctuations on Itinerant Electron Ferromagnetism. II

Abstract

The theory of the effect of spin fluctuations on itinerant electron ferromagnetism, which we have developed previously, is extended to include the ferromagnetic phase. The correction to the Hartree-Fock free energy as a function of magnetization is expressed in terms of the transversal dynamical susceptibilities and is actually calculated by using a modified random phase approximation for the dynamical susceptibilities; the random phase approximation is modified so as to give a consistent static limit throughout the whole temperature range covering both below and above the Curie point. As a result, the magnetization at low temperatures shows a T 3/2 dependence due to the spin wave excitations, the Curie temperature is generally lowered from the Stoner (Hartree-Fock) value and the magnetic susceptibility above the Curie temperature shows an approximate Curie-Weiss behavior.