Title :
Study of the magnetic properties of two-dimensional (2D) classical square heisenberg antiferromagnets II- spin correlations and susceptibility
Author_Institution :
Centre de Phys. Moleculaire Opt. et Hertzienne (C.P.M.O.H.), Univ. Bordeaux 1, Talence, France
Abstract :
In this part labelled II we examine the spin correlations and the susceptibility. We use a similar method which has allowed to derive a closed-form expression of the zero-field partition function ZN(0), for 2D square lattices composed of (2N+1)2 classical spins isotropically coupled [1]. We rigorously show that the spin correlation vanishes in the zero-field limit, except at T=0 K. Thus, the critical temperature is TC=0 K, in agreement with Mermin-Wagner´s theorem. For calculating the spin-spin correlation, we show that it is necessary to distinguish a correlation domain in which the correlation path is confined and a wing domain (Theorem 1). In the thermodynamic limit (N→+∞), we give a general closed-form expression for the spin-spin correlation between any two lattice sites. We prove that all the possible paths have the same analytic expression and correspond to the shortest ones in agreement with the classical principle of least action and its quantum version (Theorem 2). As a result and for the first time, we derive the closed-form expression for the susceptibility, without any approximation. We finally test previous experimental fits and we show that the use of a truncated expansion for the susceptibility was totally justified.
Keywords :
Heisenberg model; antiferromagnetic materials; magnetic susceptibility; magnets; 2D square lattices; Mermin-Wagner theorem; classical spins; critical temperature; magnetic properties; magnetic susceptibility; spin correlations; temperature 0 K; thermodynamic limits; two-dimensional classical square Heisenberg antiferromagnets; zero-field partition function; Antiferromagnetic materials; Closed-form solution; Electronic equipment; Equations; Lattices; Magnetic properties; Magnetic susceptibility; Quantum mechanics; Temperature; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Basov
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7019-8
DOI :
10.1109/OPTIM.2010.5510535