arXiv · cond-mat/0106331
Low field hysteresis in disordered ferromagnets
Abstract
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 d=2,3 showing that in 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.
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Lorenzo Dante, Gianfranco Durin, Alessandro Magni, Stefano Zapperi. 2002-01-07. Low field hysteresis in disordered ferromagnets. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.65.144441
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