Magnetoelastic effects and spin excitations in {gamma}-Mn alloys
- Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6032 (United States)
- Physics Department, University of California, San Diego, California 92093 (United States)
A two-band model which includes the magnetoelastic interaction is used to study the magnetization and spin dynamics of {gamma}-Mn alloys. As previously believed, single (S), double (D), and triple (T) spin-density wave (SDW) states are found in fct (c{lt}a and c{gt}a) and fcc (c=a) lattices, respectively. When the magnetoelastic coupling constant {kappa} exceeds the critical value {kappa}{sub c}, both the structural and magnetic phase transitions become first order. This critical value drops to zero at the triple point, where the commensurate and incommensurate SDW phase boundaries meet. In agreement with experiments on fct MnNi and fcc FeMn alloys, we find that the gap {Delta}{sub sw}(T) in the spin-wave dispersion is proportional to the 3/2 power of the sublattice magnetization M(T). For the noncollinear D and T SDW magnetic phases observed in MnNi and FeMn alloys, we find an additional class of collective modes. This class includes a Goldstone mode which is produced by the modified dispersion of holes not directly involved in the SDW. We also find high-frequency excitations with energies of order {Delta}, where 2{Delta}{approx}2 eV is the energy gap in the quasiparticle spectrum. Although these incoherent excitations have the same frequencies in the D and T SDW phases, their neutron-scattering cross sections should be 33{percent} larger in the TSDW phase. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 335613
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 59, Issue 13; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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