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The Ising Model of Ferromagnetism

The Ising Model of Ferromagnetism. by Lukasz Koscielski Chem 444 Fall 2006. Ferromagnetism. Magnetic domains of a material all line up in one direction. In general, domains do not line up  no macroscopic magnetization. Can be forced to line up in one direction.

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The Ising Model of Ferromagnetism

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  1. The Ising Model of Ferromagnetism by Lukasz Koscielski Chem 444 Fall 2006

  2. Ferromagnetism Magnetic domains of a material all line up in one direction In general, domains do not line up  no macroscopic magnetization Can be forced to line up in one direction Lowest energy configuration, at low T  all spins aligned  2 configurations (up and down) Curie temp - temp at which ferromagnetism disappears Iron: 1043 K Critical point  2nd order phase transition

  3. Models Universality Class – large class of systems whose properties are independent of the dynamic details of the system Ising Model – vectors point UP OR DOWN ONLY  simplest Potts Model – vectors point in any direction IN A PLANE Heisenberg Model – vectors point in any direction IN SPACE - binary alloys - binary liquid mixtures - gas-liquid (atoms and vacancies) - superfluid helium - superconducting metals different dimensionality  different universality class

  4. Ising Model Low T High T Solved Ising – 1925 1-D Onsager – 1944 2-D Proven computationally intractable - 2000 3-D As T increases, S increases but net magnetization decreases

  5. The 1-D Case The partition function, Z, is given by: With no external magnetic field m = 0. With free boundary conditions Make substitution The 1-D Ising model does NOT have a phase transition.

  6. The 2-D Case The energy is given by For a 2 x 2 lattice there are 24 = 16 configurations Energy, E, is proportional to the length of the boundaries; the more boundaries, the higher (more positive) the energy. In 1-D case, E ~ # of walls In 3-D case, E ~ area of boundary The upper bound on the entropy, S, is kBln3 per unit length. The system wants to minimize F = E – TS. At low T, the lowest energy configuration dominates. At high T, the highest entropy configuration dominates.

  7. Phase Diagrams High T Low T

  8. The 2-D Case - What is Tc? From Onsager: which would lead to negative T so only positive answer is correct kBTc= 2.269J

  9. What happens at Tc? Correlation length – distance over which the effects of a disturbance spread. Approaching from high side of Tc long chain thin film 3D  1D 3D  2D Correlation length increases without bound (diverges) at Tc; becomes comparable to wavelength of light (critical opalescence). Magnetic susceptibility – ratio of induced magnetic moment to applied magnetic field; also diverges at Tc.

  10. Specific heat, C, diverges at Tc. Magnetization, M, is continuous. Entropy, S, is continuous. 2nd Order Phase Transition Magnetization, M, (order parameter) – 1st derivative of free energy – continuous Entropy, S – 1st derivative of free energy – continuous Specific heat, C – 2nd derivative of free energy – discontinuous Magnetic susceptibility, Χ – 2nd derivative of free energy – discontinuous Order parameter, M (magnetization); specific heat, C; and magnetic susceptibility, Χ, near the critical point for the 2D Ising Model where Tc = 2.269.

  11. Critical Exponents Reduced Temperature, t Specific heat Magnetization Magnetic susceptibility Correlation length The exponents display critical point universality (don’t depend on details of the model). This explains the success of the Ising model in providing a quantitative description of real magnets.

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