Toward understanding the dimensional crossover of canonical spin-glass thin films

Zhai, Qiang; Orbach, Raymond L.

doi:10.3389/fphy.2024.1488275

Title: Toward understanding the dimensional crossover of canonical spin-glass thin films

Journal Article · 04 November 2024 · Frontiers in Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2024.1488275 · OSTI ID:2482005

Zhai, Qiang ^[1]; Orbach, Raymond L. ^[2]

Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi (China); The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)

Spin-glass thin films exhibit many features different from the bulk. The freezing temperatures of spin-glass films are suppressed for reduced thickness and follow the Kenning relation. The dynamics are altered near the vacuum interface. These phenomena are closely related to the lower critical dimension of spin glasses, the spin-glass correlation length, and the dimensional crossover from d = 3 to d = 2. In this article, we review the experimental facts and theoretical perspectives for spin-glass thin films. We focus on canonical spin-glass systems with the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida (RKKY) interaction between magnetic impurities in a nonmagnetic host. Open questions to be addressed are emphasized.

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Research Organization:: University of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0013599

OSTI ID:: 2482005

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Physics, Journal Name: Frontiers in Physics Vol. 12; ISSN 2296-424X

Publisher:: Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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