Journal of the Physical Society of Japan · 1991 · 26 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectromagnetismMagnetic MaterialsAntiferromagnetic MaterialsAntiferromagnetismFerrimagnetic MaterialsFerromagnetic MaterialsMagnetism In SolidsMagnetization ProcessesCritical Magnetic FieldFerrimagnetismMagnetic Phase DiagramMagnetic Phase TransitionsMagnetization CurvesMagnetization DynamicsMultilayer Magnetic FilmsRecursion
Magnetization process of an antiferromagnetically coupled ferromagnetic layers is discussed. Magnetic phase transition occurs at a critical field from a ferrimagnetic structure to a twisted state. Angles between any magnetic moment and an applied field in the twisted state is analytically calculated by recursion formulae and the calculated magnetization curve is in good agreement with the experimental one.
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