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Phase diagram of a ferromagnetic semiconductor. The origin of superparamagnetism

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2024-01-31 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

We study the theoretical model of a ferromagnetic semiconductor as a system of randomly distributed Ising spins with a long-range exchange interaction. Using the density-of-states approach, we analytically obtain the magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity over a wide range of temperatures and magnetic fields. It is shown that the finite system of spins in magnetic field less than a certain critical field is in a superparamagnetic state due to thermodynamic fluctuations. The complex phase structure of a ferromagnetic semiconductor is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2307.16538,
  title  = {Phase diagram of a ferromagnetic semiconductor. The origin of superparamagnetism},
  author = {N. A. Bogoslovskiy and P. V. Petrov and N. S. Averkiev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.16538},
  year   = {2024}
}