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Determining the Saddle Point in Micromagnetic Models of Magnetization Switching

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1 Materials Science

Abstract

A numerical model of single-domain nanoscale iron magnets fabricated using scanning-microscope-assisted chemical vapor deposition is simulated using finite-temperature micromagnetics. A Projective-dynamics method is used to determine the magnetization at the saddle point as a function of temperature. This magnetization is found to decrease linearly as the temperature is raised.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0204180,
  title  = {Determining the Saddle Point in Micromagnetic Models of Magnetization Switching},
  author = {Gregory Brown and M. A. Novotny and Per Arne Rikvold},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0204180},
  year   = {2007}
}

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