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Heisenberg-type ferromagnetic films with a sandwich structure

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Green’s function theory is applied to an alternating two-element multilayer ferromagnetic film. The Hamiltonian is based on the Heisenberg model with a second-order uniaxial single-ion anisotropy and with the interaction between the layer in the interfaces. Magnetization and the phase transition in such system are derived for several sets of material parameters.

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  1. Department of Physics, Technical University, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic

    Ján Kecer

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafarik University, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic

    Vladimír Ilkovič

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Kecer, J., Ilkovič, V. Heisenberg-type ferromagnetic films with a sandwich structure. centr.eur.j.phys. 4, 461–471 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-006-0026-x

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