591 research outputs found
Spin-filter effect of the europium chalcogenides: An exactly solved many-body model
A model Hamiltonian is introduced which considers the main features of the
experimental spin filter situation as s-f interaction, planar geometry and the
strong external electric field. The proposed many-body model can be solved
analytically and exactly using Green functions.
The spin polarization of the field-emitted electrons is expressed in terms of
spin-flip probabilities, which on their part are put down to the exactly known
dynamic quantities of the system.
The calculated electron spin polarization shows remarkable dependencies on
the electron velocity perpendicular to the emitting plane and the strength of
s-f coupling. Experimentally observed polarization values of about 90% are well
understood within the framework of the proposed model.Comment: accepted (Physical Review B); 10 pages, 11 figures;
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Ferromagnetic Kondo-Lattice Model
We present a many-body approach to the electronic and magnetic properties of
the (multiband) Kondo-lattice model with ferromagnetic interband exchange. The
coupling between itinerant conduction electrons and localized magnetic moments
leads, on the one hand, to a distinct temperature-dependence of the electronic
quasiparticle spectrum and, on the other hand, to magnetic properties, as
e.~g.the Curie temperature T_C or the magnon dispersion, which are strongly
influenced by the band electron selfenergy and therewith in particular by the
carrier density. We present results for the single-band Kondo-lattice model in
terms of quasiparticle densities of states and quasiparticle band structures
and demonstrate the density-dependence of the self-consistently derived Curie
temperature. The transition from weak-coupling (RKKY) to strong-coupling
(double exchange) behaviour is worked out.
The multiband model is combined with a tight-binding-LMTO bandstructure
calculation to describe real magnetic materials. As an example we present
results for the archetypal ferromagnetic local-moment systems EuO and EuS. The
proposed method avoids the double counting of relevant interactions and takes
into account the correct symmetry of atomic orbitals.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figure
Proper weak-coupling approach to the periodic s-d(f) exchange model
The periodic s-d(f) exchange model is characterized by a wide variety of
interesting applications, a simple mathematical structure and a limited number
of reliable approximations which take care of the quantum nature of the
participating spins. We suggest the use of a projection-operator method for
getting information perturbationally, which are not accessible via diagrammatic
approaches. In this paper we present in particular results beyond perturbation
theory, which are obtained such that almost all exactly known limiting cases
are incorporated correctly. We discuss a variety of possible methods and
evaluate their consequences for one-particle properties. These considerations
serve as a guideline for a more effective approach to the model.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures; accepted by Phys. Rev.
Quantum effects in the quasiparticle structure of the ferromagnetic Kondo lattice model
A new ``Dynamical Mean-field theory'' based approach for the Kondo lattice
model with quantum spins is introduced. The inspection of exactly solvable
limiting cases and several known approximation methods, namely the second-order
perturbation theory, the self-consistent CPA and finally a moment-conserving
decoupling of the equations of motion help in evaluating the new approach. This
comprehensive investigation gives some certainty to our results: Whereas our
method is somewhat limited in the investigation of the J<0-model, the results
for J>0 reveal important aspects of the physics of the model: The energetically
lowest states are not completely spin-polarized.A band splitting, which occurs
already for relatively low interaction strengths, can be related to distinct
elementary excitations, namely magnon emission (absorption) and the formation
of magnetic polarons. We demonstrate the properties of the ferromagnetic Kondo
lattice model in terms of spectral densities and quasiparticle densities of
states.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figure
The treatment of zero eigenvalues of the matrix governing the equations of motion in many-body Green's function theory
The spectral theorem of many-body Green's function theory relates
thermodynamic correlations to Green's functions. More often than not, the
matrix governing the equations of motion has zero eigenvalues. In this case,
the standard text-book approach requires both commutator and anti-commutator
Green's functions to obtain equations for that part of the correlation which
does not lie in the null space of the matrix. In this paper, we show that this
procedure fails if the projector onto the null space is dependent on the
momentum vector. We propose an alternative formulation of the theory in terms
of the non-null space alone and we show that a solution is possible if one can
find a momentum-independent projector onto some subspace of the non-null space.
To do this, we enlist the aid of the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the
equation of motion matrix in order to project out the null space, thus reducing
the size of the matrix and eliminating the need for the anti-commutator Green's
function. We extend our previous work, dealing with a ferromagnetic Heisenberg
monolayer and a momentum-independent projector onto the null space, where both
multilayer films and a momentum-dependent projector are considered. We develop
the numerical methods capable of handling these cases and offer a computational
algorithmus that should be applicable to any similar problem arising in Green's
function theory.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figure
Influence of Spin Wave Excitations on the Ferromagnetic Phase Diagram in the Hubbard-Model
The subject of the present paper is the theoretical description of collective
electronic excitations, i.e. spin waves, in the Hubbard-model. Starting with
the widely used Random-Phase-Approximation, which combines Hartree-Fock theory
with the summation of the two-particle ladder, we extend the theory to a more
sophisticated single particle approximation, namely the
Spectral-Density-Ansatz. Doing so we have to introduce a `screened`
Coulomb-interaction rather than the bare Hubbard-interaction in order to obtain
physically reasonable spinwave dispersions. The discussion following the
technical procedure shows that comparison of standard RPA with our new
approximation reduces the occurrence of a ferromagnetic phase further with
respect to the phase-diagrams delivered by the single particle theories.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, RevTex4, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Theory of Spin-Resolved Auger-Electron Spectroscopy from Ferromagnetic 3d-Transition Metals
CVV Auger electron spectra are calculated for a multi-band Hubbard model
including correlations among the valence electrons as well as correlations
between core and valence electrons. The interest is focused on the
ferromagnetic 3d-transition metals. The Auger line shape is calculated from a
three-particle Green function. A realistic one-particle input is taken from
tight-binding band-structure calculations. Within a diagrammatic approach we
can distinguish between the \textit{direct} correlations among those electrons
participating in the Auger process and the \textit{indirect} correlations in
the rest system. The indirect correlations are treated within second-order
perturbation theory for the self-energy. The direct correlations are treated
using the valence-valence ladder approximation and the first-order perturbation
theory with respect to valence-valence and core-valence interactions. The
theory is evaluated numerically for ferromagnetic Ni. We discuss the
spin-resolved quasi-particle band structure and the Auger spectra and
investigate the influence of the core hole.Comment: LaTeX, 12 pages, 8 eps figures included, Phys. Rev. B (in press
Spin dynamics in the diluted ferromagnetic Kondo lattice model
The interplay of disorder and competing interactions is investigated in the
carrier-induced ferromagnetic state of the Kondo lattice model within a
numerical finite-size study in which disorder is treated exactly. Competition
between impurity spin couplings, stability of the ferromagnetic state, and
magnetic transition temperature are quantitatively investigated in terms of
magnon properties for different models including dilution, disorder, and
weakly-coupled spins. A strong optimization is obtained for T_c at hole doping
p << x, highlighting the importance of compensation in diluted magnetic
semiconductors. The estimated T_c is in good agreement with experimental
results for Ga_{1-x}Mn_x As for corresponding impurity concentration, hole
bandwidth, and compensation. Finite-temperature spin dynamics is quantitatively
studied within a locally self-consistent magnon renormalization scheme, which
yields a substantial enhancement in T_c due to spin clustering, and highlights
the nearly-paramagnetic spin dynamics of weakly-coupled spins. The large
enhancement in density of low-energy magnetic excitations due to disorder and
competing interactions results in a strong thermal decay of magnetization,
which fits well with the Bloch form M_0(1-BT^{3/2}) at low temperature, with B
of same order of magnitude as obtained in recent squid magnetization
measurements on Ga_{1-x}Mn_x As samples.Comment: 13 pages, 14 figure
Origin of interface magnetism in BiMnO3/SrTiO3 and LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures
Possible ferromagnetism induced in otherwise non-magnetic materials has been
motivating intense research in complex oxide heterostructures. Here we show
that a confined magnetism is realized at the interface between SrTiO3 and two
insulating polar oxides, BiMnO3 and LaAlO3. By using polarization dependent
x-ray absorption spectroscopy, we find that in both cases the magnetic order is
stabilized by a negative exchange interaction between the electrons transferred
to the interface and local magnetic moments. These local magnetic moments are
associated to Ti3+ ions at the interface itself for LaAlO3/SrTiO3 and to Mn3+
ions in the overlayer for BiMnO3/SrTiO3. In LaAlO3/SrTiO3 the induced magnetic
moments are quenched by annealing in oxygen, suggesting a decisive role of
oxygen vacancies in the stabilization of interfacial magnetism.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Ferromagnetism in the Periodic Anderson Model - a Modified Alloy Analogy
We introduce a new aproximation scheme for the periodic Anderson model (PAM).
The modified alloy approximation represents an optimum alloy approximation for
the strong coupling limit, which can be solved within the CPA-formalism.
Zero-temperature and finite-temperature phase diagrams are presented for the
PAM in the intermediate-valence regime. The diversity of magnetic properties
accessible by variation of the system parameters can be studied by means of
quasiparticle densities of states: The conduction band couples either ferro- or
antiferromagneticaly to the f-levels. A finite hybridization is a necessary
precondition for ferromagnetism. However, too strong hybridization generally
suppresses ferromagnetism, but can for certain system parameters also lead to a
semi-metallic state with unusual magnetic properties. By comparing with the
spectral density approximation, the influence of quasiparticle damping can be
examined.Comment: 20 pages, 13 figure
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