Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University of Warwick, UK
- Presents an efficient ab initio description of complex magnetic phases
- Contributes results that can lead to improved solid-state refrigeration
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Disordered Local Moment Theory of Magnetism
- Ab-initio Theory of Magnetism at Finite Temperature
- Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Modelling
- Caloric Effects or Magnetic Refrigeration
- Multi-Spin Interactions or High Order Magnetic Interactions
- Magnetic Phase Diagrams
- Magnetic Phase Transitions
- Heavy Rare Earth Elements
- Magnetic Frustration
- Spin-Lattice Coupling
About this book
Many technological applications exploit a variety of magnetic structures, or magnetic phases, to produce and optimise solid-state functionality. However, most research advances are restricted to a reduced number of phases owing to computational and resource constraints. This thesis presents an ab-initio theory to efficiently describe complex magnetic phases and their temperature-dependent properties.
The central assumption is that magnetic phases evolve slowly compared with the underlying electronic structure from which they emerge. By describing how the electronic structure adapts to the type and extent of magnetic order, a theory able to describe multi-spin correlations and their effect on the magnetism at finite temperature is obtained.
It is shown that multi-spin correlations are behind the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the diverse magnetism in the heavy rare earth elements. Magnetically frustrated Mn-based materials and the effect of strain are also investigated. These studies demonstrate that the performance of solid-state refrigeration can be enhanced by multi-spin effects.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ab initio Theory of Magnetic Ordering
Book Subtitle: Electronic Origin of Pair- and Multi-Spin Interactions
Authors: Eduardo Mendive Tapia
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37238-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37237-8Published: 04 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37240-8Published: 04 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37238-5Published: 03 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 131
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Magnetism, Magnetic Materials, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics