Magnetic ordering of itinerant systems in modified mean field theory: antiferromagnetism

TL;DR

This paper investigates antiferromagnetism in itinerant electron systems using a modified mean field approach that incorporates electron correlations, band degeneracy, and intra-atomic exchange, revealing how these factors influence magnetic ordering.

Contribution

It introduces a modified Hartree-Fock approximation with Green function and CPA techniques to account for correlations and band effects in itinerant antiferromagnets, advancing previous models.

Findings

Correlation factors reduce kinetic energy and promote antiferromagnetic order.

Band narrowing affects the stability of antiferromagnetic phases.

Intra-atomic exchange interactions are significant in the magnetic behavior.

Abstract

We analyze the itinerant model for antiferromagnetism, which was developed previously by Plischke, Mattis, Brouers and Mizia. In this model we include both; single-site and two-site electron correlations. Including additionally band degeneration into the model allows for considering intra-atomic exchange interactions in the Hamiltonian. The modified Hartree-Fock approximation for the two-site interactions is used. This approximation gives the spin band narrowing, which is the same for both spin directions and affects possibility of antiferromagnetic ordering. We use the Green function technique and CPA decoupling. This allows for the change in shape of the spin bands, described by the correlation factors, which decreases kinetic energy of the system. The effective Hartree field and the gain in kinetic energy due to the on-site and inter-site correlation factors drive the antiferromagnetism.