Including nanoparticle shape into macrospin models
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| author | López-Vázquez, Iago Iglesias, Òscar Serantes, David |
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| contents | We investigate the feasibility of the macrospin approximation to account for the actual shape of soft magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with realistic geometries. Specifically focusing on magnetite, we use the superellipsoidal parametrisation to account for a variety of shapes, with a continuous interpolation from spherical to cubic morphologies, as well as different elongations. Our procedure consists of the direct comparison between angular-dependent hysteresis loops obtained by full micromagnetic simulations, with those produced by an extended Stoner-Wohlfarth (SW) model that incorporates both the intrinsic cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy, and an effective uniaxial contribution arising from the particle elongation. The limits of validity of the macrospin description are approximately 10-60 nm for axial ratios r>1.5, and 20-60 nm for 1.0<r<1.5. These results establish a direct connection between nanoparticle morphology and effective macrospin parameters, demonstrating the suitability of the generalized SW model for describing the magnetic response of realistically shaped MNPs. |
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| spellingShingle | Including nanoparticle shape into macrospin models López-Vázquez, Iago Iglesias, Òscar Serantes, David Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We investigate the feasibility of the macrospin approximation to account for the actual shape of soft magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with realistic geometries. Specifically focusing on magnetite, we use the superellipsoidal parametrisation to account for a variety of shapes, with a continuous interpolation from spherical to cubic morphologies, as well as different elongations. Our procedure consists of the direct comparison between angular-dependent hysteresis loops obtained by full micromagnetic simulations, with those produced by an extended Stoner-Wohlfarth (SW) model that incorporates both the intrinsic cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy, and an effective uniaxial contribution arising from the particle elongation. The limits of validity of the macrospin description are approximately 10-60 nm for axial ratios r>1.5, and 20-60 nm for 1.0<r<1.5. These results establish a direct connection between nanoparticle morphology and effective macrospin parameters, demonstrating the suitability of the generalized SW model for describing the magnetic response of realistically shaped MNPs. |
| title | Including nanoparticle shape into macrospin models |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.20450 |