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Chapter 5 Ferromagnetism Chapter 5 Ferromagnetism 1. Mean field theory 2. Exchange interactions 3. Band magnetism 4. Beyond mean-field theory 5. Anisotropy 6. Ferromagnetic phenomena Comments and corrections please: [email protected] Dublin February 2007 1 1. Mean field theory The characteristic feature of ferromagnetic order is spontaneous M magnetisation s due to spontaneous alignment of atomic magnetic moments, which disappears on heating above a critical temperature known as the Curie point. The magnetization tends to lie along certain easy directions determined by crystal structure (magnetocrystalline anisotropy) or sample shape. 1.1 Molecular field theory Weiss (1907) supposed that in addition to any externally applied field H, there is an internal ‘molecular’ field in a ferromagnet proportional to its magnetization. Hi M = nW s Hi must be immense in a ferromagnet like iron to be able to induce a ! significant fraction of saturation at room temperature; nW 100. The origin of these huge fields remained a mystery until Heisenberg introduced the idea of the exchange interaction in 1928. Dublin February 2007 2 m mB m i Magnetization is given by the Brillouin function, < > = J(x) where x = µ0 H /k BT. m m The spontaneous magnetization at nonzero temperature Ms = N< > and M0= N . In zero external field, we have B Ms/M0 = J(x) (1) But also by eliminating Hi from the expressions for Hi and x, 2 Ms/M0 = (NkBT/µ0M0 nW)x 2 2 which can be rewritten in terms of the Curie constant C = µ0Ng µB J(J+1)/3kB. Ms/M0 = [T(J+1)/3CJn W]x (2) The simultaneous solution of (1) and (2) is found graphically , or numerically. Graphical solution of (1) and (2) for J = 1/2 to find the spontaneous magnetization Ms when T < TC. Eq. (2) is also plotted for T = TC and T > TC. Dublin February 2007 3 At the Curie temperature, the slope of (2) is equal to the slope at the origin of the Brillouin function B ! For small x. J(x) [(J+1)/3J]x + ... hence TC = nWC where the Curie constant C ! 1 K A typical value of TC is a few hundred Kelvin. In practice, TC is used to determine nW. In the case of Gd, TC = 292 K, J = S = 7/2; 28 -3 g = 2; N = 3.0 10 m ; hence C = 4.9 K, nW = 59. -1 The value of M0 = NgµBJ is 1.95 MA m . i Hence µ0H = 144 T. The spontaneous magnetization for nickel, together with the theoretical curve for S = 1/2 from the mean field theory. The theoretical curve is scaled to give correct values at either end. Dublin February 2007 4 Temperature dependence Dublin February 2007 5 T > TC B ! The paramagnetic susceptibility above TC is obtained from the linear term J(x) [(J+1)/3J]x m with x = µ0 (nWM + H)/kBT. The result is the Curie-Weiss law ! = C/(T - "p) 2 2 where "p = TC = µ0nWNg µB J(J+1)/3kB = CnW In this theory, the paramagnetic Curie temperature "p is equal to the Curie temperature TC, which is where the susceptibility diverges. 1/ ! 1/ ! T "p The Curie-law suceptibility of a paramagnet (left) compared with the Curie-Weiss susceptibility of a ferromagnet (right). Dublin February 2007 6 Critical behaviour In the vicinity of the phase transition at Tc there are singularities in the behaviour of the physical properties – susceptibility, magnetization, specific heat etc. These vary as power laws of reduced temperature # = (T-T C)/T C or applied field. Expanding the Brillouin function in the vicinity of T C yields 3 + …. H = cM(T-T C) + a M 1/$ Hence, at T C M ~ H with $ = 3 (critical isotherm) % Below T C M ~ (T-T C) with % = 1/2 & Above T C M/H ~ (T-T C) with & = -1 (Curie law) i ' At T C the specific heat d(-MH )/dT shows a discontinuity C ~ (T-T C) ; ' = 0 The numbers ' % & $ are static critical exponents. Only two of these are independent, because there are only two independent thermodynamic variables H and T in the partition function. Relations between them are ' + 2 % +& = 2; & = %($ - 1) Dublin February 2007 7 1.2 Landau theory A general approach to phase transitions is due to Landau. He writes an series expansion for the free energy close to T C, where M is small 2 4 GL = a 2M + a 4M + ……. - µ0HM When T < T C an energy minimum M = ± Ms means a2 < 0; a 4 > 0 When T > T C an energy minimum M = 0 means a2 > 0; a 4 > 0 Hence a 2 = c (T-T C). Mimimizing GL gives an expression for M 3 2a 2M + 4a 4M + …= µ0H. Hence the same critical exponents are found as for molecular field theory. Any mean-field theory gives the same results Dublin February 2007 8 A =a(T-TC) ! 1/2 M (T-TC) 1/ ! M ' % & $ ! =(T-T )-1 Mean field 0 1/2 1 3 C M ! H1/3 3d Heisenberg -.115 0.362 1.39 4.82 at T = TC 2d Ising 0 1/8 7/4 15 "p T H Experiment is close to this Dublin February 2007 9 2 4 GL = AM + BM + ……. -µ0H’M Arrott plots Dublin February 2007 10 1.3 Stoner criterion Some metals have narrow bands and a large density of states at the Fermi ! 2 level; This leads to a large Pauli susceptibility !Pauli 2µ 0N(EF)µB . When !Pauli is large enough, it is possible for the band to split spontaneously , and ferromagnetism appears. E E (µ ) FeFe metal order m B EF Fe ferro 2.22 ( ) B ( ) Co ferro 1.76 Co Ni ferri 0.61 ±µ B B = 0 B DOS for Fe, Co, Ni ) ( M = (N - N )µB ),( EF ),( N = * 0N (E)dE Ni YCo 5 Ferromagnetic metals and alloys all have a huge peak in the density of states at E F Dublin February 2007 11 Ferromagnetic exchange in metals does not always lead to spontaneous ferromagnetic order. The Pauli susceptibility must exceed a certain threshold. There must be an exceptionally large density of states at the Fermi level N(EF). Stoner applied Pierre Weiss’s molecular field idea to the free electron model. Hi M = nS H M Here nS is the Weiss constant; The total internal field acting is + nS . The Pauli susceptibility !P = M/(H + nSM) is enhanced: The response to the applied field ! = M/H = !p/(1 - nS!p) Hence the susceptibility diverges when nS!p > 1. The ) and ( bands split spontaneously, The value of nS is about 10,000 in 3 d metals. The Pauli susceptibility is proportional to the density of states N(E F). Only metals with a huge peak in N(E) at E F can order ferromagnetically. Dublin February 2007 12 Stoner expressed the criterion for ferromagnetism in terms of a the density of states at the Fermi level N(EF) (proportional to !p) and an exchange I parameter (proportional to nW). 2 Writing the exchange energy per unit volume as -(1/2)µ 0HiM = -(1/2)µ 0nWM and equating it to the Stoner expression -( I /4)( N) - N ()2 I 2 Gives the result = 2µ 0nWµB . Hence the criterion nW!p > 1 can be written I N(E ) > 1 N(EF) 0 F N(EF) ferromagnet I is about 0.6 eV for the early 3d elements and 1.0 eV for the late 3 d elements Dublin February 2007 13 2. Exchange interactions What is the origin of the effective magnetic fields of ~100 T which are responsible for ferromagnetism ? They are not due to the atomic magnetic dipoles. The field at distance r due to a dipole m is B 3 dip = (µ 0m/4+r )[2cos"er + sin "e"]. 3 The order of magnitude of Bdip = µ0Hdip is µ0m/4+r ; taking m = 1µB and r = 0.1 nm gives Bdip = 4+ 10-7 x 9.27. 10-24/ 4+ 10-30 ! 1 tesla. Summing all the contributions of the neighbours on a lattice does not change this order of magnitude; in fact the dipole sum for a cubic lattice is exactly zero! The origin of the internal field Hi is the exchange interaction, which reflects the electrostatic Coulomb repulsion of electrons on neighbouring atoms and the Pauli principle, which forbids two electrons from entering the same quantum state. There is an energy difference between the )( and )) configurations for the two electrons. Inter-atomic exchange is one or two orders of magnitude weaker than the intra-atomic exchange which leads to Hund’s first rule. The Pauli principle requires the total wave function of two electrons 1,2 to be antisymmetric on exchanging two electrons ,(1,2) = -,(2,1) Dublin February 2007 14 The total wavefunction is the product of functions of space and spin coordinates -(r1,r2) and !(s1, s2), each of which must be either symmetric or antisymmetric. This follows because the electrons are indistinguishable particles, and the number in a small volume dV can be written as -2(1,2)dV = -2(2,1)dV, hence -(1,2) = ± -(2,1). The simple example of the hydrogen molecule H2 with two atoms a,b with two electrons 1,2 in hydrogenic 1s orbitals .i gives the idea of the physics of exchange. There are two molecular orbits, one spatially symmetric -S, the other spatially antisymmetric -A. -S(1,2) = (1//2)( .a1.b2+ .a2.b1); -A(1,2) = (1//2)( .a1.b2 - .a2.b1) The spatially symmetric and antisymmetric wavefunctions for H2. Dublin February 2007 15 S = 0 S = 1 The symmetric and antisymmetric spin functions are the spin triplet and spin singlet states !S = |)1,)2>; (1//2)[|)1,(2> + |(1,)2>]; |(1,(2>.
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