We analyze low-field hysteresis close to the demagnetized state in disordered ferromagnets using the zero-temperature random-field Ising model. We solve the demagnetization process exactly in one dimension and derive the Rayleigh law of hysteresis. The initial susceptibility a and the hysteretic coefficient b display a peak as a function of the disorder width. This behavior is confirmed by numerical simulations (formula presented) showing that in the limit of weak disorder demagnetization is not possible and the Rayleigh law is not defined. These results are in agreement with experimental observations on nanocrystalline magnetic materials.

Low-field hysteresis in disordered ferromagnets / L. Dante, G. Durin, A. Magni, S. Zapperi. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - 65:14(2002), pp. 144441.1-144441.7.

Low-field hysteresis in disordered ferromagnets

S. Zapperi
2002

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We analyze low-field hysteresis close to the demagnetized state in disordered ferromagnets using the zero-temperature random-field Ising model. We solve the demagnetization process exactly in one dimension and derive the Rayleigh law of hysteresis. The initial susceptibility a and the hysteretic coefficient b display a peak as a function of the disorder width. This behavior is confirmed by numerical simulations (formula presented) showing that in the limit of weak disorder demagnetization is not possible and the Rayleigh law is not defined. These results are in agreement with experimental observations on nanocrystalline magnetic materials.
Zero-temperature hysteresis; ising-model; magnetic-properties; alloys; avalanches; dependence; transition; ceramics
Settore FIS/02 - Fisica Teorica, Modelli e Metodi Matematici
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
2002
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