Quantum critical behavior of clean itinerant ferromagnets

被引:40
作者
Vojta, T
Belitz, D
Narayanan, R
Kirkpatrick, TR
机构
[1] UNIV OREGON, INST MAT SCI, EUGENE, OR 97403 USA
[2] TU CHEMNITZ ZWICKAU, INST PHYS, D-09107 CHEMNITZ, GERMANY
[3] UNIV MARYLAND, INST PHYS SCI & TECHNOL, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
[4] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK B-CONDENSED MATTER | 1997年 / 103卷 / 3-4期
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10.1007/s002570050399
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We consider the quantum ferromagnetic transition at zero temperature in clean itinerant electron systems, We find that the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson order parameter field theory breaks down since the electron-electron interaction leads to singular coupling constants in the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson functional, These couplings generate an effective long-range interaction between the spin or order parameter fluctuations of the form 1/r(2d-1), With d the spa tial dimension. This leads to unusual scaling behavior at the quantum critical point in 1 < d less than or equal to 3, which we determine exactly, We also discuss the quantum-to-classical crossover at small but finite temperatures, which is characterized by the appearance of multiple temperature scales, A comparison with recent results on disordered itinerant ferromagnets is given.
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页码:451 / 461
页数:11
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