Abstract
We study numericaly and analytically a simple model for the magnetic properties of moderately impure (x≤0.2) Li1-xNi1+xO2 compounds. The model largely relies on available experimental results and it is investigated by complementary methods: percolation and Monte Carlo simulations, together with random-field analytical theory. Our results conclusively show a critical change of the magnetic response above a given concentration xc=0.11-0.14. We find that, beyond this concentration, the unusual features of the spontaneous magnetization observed experimentally result from the coexistence of ferrimagnetic long-range order with cluster superparamagnetism.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 094437 |
| Pages (from-to) | 944371-944378 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics