Thermodynamics of L1{sub 0} ordering in FePt nanoparticles studied by Monte Carlo simulations based on an analytic bond-order potential
- Institut fuer Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt (Germany)
The size dependence of the order-disorder transition in FePt nanoparticles with an L1{sub 0} structure is investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulations based on an analytic bond-order potential for FePt. A cross parametrization for the Fe-Pt interaction is proposed, which complements existing potentials for the constituents Fe and Pt. This FePt potential properly describes structural properties of ordered and disordered phases, surface energies, and the L1{sub 0} to A1 transition temperature in bulk FePt. The potential is applied for examining the ordering behavior in small particles. The observed lowering of the order-disorder transition temperature with decreasing particle size confirms previous lattice-based Monte Carlo simulations [M. Mueller and K. Albe, Phys. Rev. B 72, 094203 (2005)]. Although a distinctly higher amount of surface induced disorder is found in comparison to previous studies based on lattice-type Hamiltonians, the presence of lattice strain caused by the tetragonal distortion of the L1{sub 0} structure does not have a significant influence on the depression of the ordering temperature with decreasing particle size.
- OSTI ID:
- 21052728
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 76, Issue 15; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.155412; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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