We examine the effects of long-range dipolar forces on metamagnetic transitions and generalize the theory of Condon domains to the case of an itinerant electron system undergoing a first-order metamagnetic transition. We demonstrate that within a finite range of the applied field, dipolar interactions induce a spatial modulation of the magnetization in the form of stripes or bubbles. Our findings are consistent with recent observations in the bilayer ruthenate Sr3Ru2O7.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509306,
title = {Magnetic domain formation in itinerant metamagnets},
author = {B. Binz and H. B. Braun and T. M. Rice and M. Sigrist},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509306},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures, minor changes, references added