First-principles study of spin-wave dispersion in Sm(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_{x}$)$_{12}$

TL;DR

This study uses first-principles calculations to analyze spin-wave dispersion in Sm(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_{12}$, revealing anisotropic propagation and good agreement with experimental spin-wave stiffness measurements.

Contribution

First-principles calculations of spin-wave dispersion in Sm(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_{12}$, including anisotropy and directional propagation characteristics.

Findings

Spin-waves propagate more easily along the $a^*$-axis than the $c^*$-axis.

Calculated spin-wave stiffness agrees well with experimental data.

Anisotropy in the lowest branch of the dispersion is discussed.

Abstract

We present spin-wave dispersion in Sm(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_{12}$ calculated based on first-principles. Anisotropy in the lowest branch of the spin-wave dispersion around the $\Gamma$ point is discussed. Spin-waves propagate more easily along $a^*$-axis than along $c^*$-axis, especially in SmFe$_{12}$. We also compare values of the spin-wave stiffness with those obtained from an experiment. The calculated values are in good agreement with the experimental values.