Classical Magnetic models: towards an multi-scale approach
Classical Magnetic models : towards a multi-scale approach
Phenomenological magnetic models are able to bridge a gap between the microscopic magnetic properties and local organization of magnetic sites from a first part and the overall magnetic properties of bulk or nanosized materials from a second part.
In the case of Heisenberg model, the magnetic Hamiltonian is governed by few critical parameters, namely the magnetic moments of sites, the exchange energy between neighbors, the volume anisotropy constant and for finite size objects, the surface anisotropy constant and interface anisotropy constants.
Accuracy of the results emerging from the classical model is then intimately related to the theoretical or experimental determination of the underlying magnetic parameters and microscopic site organization of the system. This level of knowledge is not necessarily fulfilled in the case of complex structures or unusual compounds. Using a numeric multi-scale approach coupling ab-initio, molecular dynamics and Heisenberg simulations, access to a finer level of description. From one part the use of molecular dynamics simulation, permits to relax the structure of nano-sized or bulk systems and then to reproduce the magnetic sites position and distribution in a more realistic way. From another side, adjustments of ab-initio calculations and Heisenberg model on a large statistical sample of representative local environments allow us to determine the microscopic magnetic parameters.
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