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Magnetization reversal of finite-length Co and Fe atomic chains on Pt(332) surface: numerical calculations and a new theoretical approach

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Pith's one-line read The paper claims that an analytical model built from domain-wall-pair solutions reproduces the numerically computed energy barriers and frequency prefactors for magnetization reversal in finite Co and Fe chains on Pt(332), and that this…

desk verdict Useful, honest subfield advance on 1D chain reversal rates; the analytical framework is promising, but the Fe branch as printed does not reproduce, so referee should demand a fix before endorsement. read the letter →

arxiv 2501.05047 v1 pith:ZRTDMMSK submitted 2025-01-09 cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.stat-mechphysics.comp-ph

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The reading

The paper tries to establish that magnetization reversal in finite Co and Fe atomic chains on Pt(332) can be captured by a compact analytical model, not just by case-by-case simulation. It first maps the reversal mechanisms numerically: short chains reverse by coherent rotation of all moments, while long chains nucleate domain walls whose structure differs between Co and Fe because of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Using geodesic nudged elastic band calculations for chains of 5 to 100 atoms, it obtains energy barriers, and harmonic transition state theory gives frequency prefactors that depend strongly and non-monotonically on chain length and field. The paper's central move is to approximate ground, local-minimum, and saddle configurations as superpositions of twisted or untwisted domain-wall-pair solutions of a continuous model, which yields closed-form barriers and prefactors that qualitatively match the numerics. If correct, this gives a way to estimate coercive forces of one-dimensional magnetic chains across lengths, temperatures, sweeping rates, and Hamiltonian parameters without rerunning expensive simulations.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the domain-wall-pair solution $\Theta(x,K,B_y)$, a closed-form solution of the continuum energy functional for an infinite chain with exchange, easy-axis anisotropy, Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, and Zeeman field, representing a twisted or untwisted pair of domain walls whose separation is set by field and anisotropy. Saddle states are written as superpositions of shifted copies of $\Theta$ with fitting parameters: two copies for Co, and for Fe a tilted-wall ansatz with uniform angle $\varphi_0$ plus end corrections. This ansatz supplies the end-energy $E_{\mathrm{end}}$ and domain-wall energy $E_{\mathrm{DW}}$ of a semi-infinite chain, which are combined with a coherent-rotation formula for short chains to give energy barriers. Frequency prefactors are estimated from the single-spin transition state theory result multiplied by an effective number of reversing moments $N_{\mathrm{eff}}$ and, for the ground-state-to-local-minimum transition, a determinant ratio that produces exponential growth with $N$. The method turns a $2N$-dimensional saddle-point search into one-dimensional curve fitting.

What would settle it

Run a geodesic nudged elastic band calculation for a Co chain of $N=30$ atoms at $B_y=2$ T and compare the converged minimum-energy path and barrier with the $XY$-plane domain-wall-pair predictions of Eqs. (22)-(25), and for an Fe chain do the same against the tilted-plane predictions of Eqs. (38)-(39); if the path leaves the assumed plane or the barrier differs outside the mechanism-crossover window, the ansatz is wrong.

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Core claim

The paper claims that for Co chains the reversal path is essentially planar rotation in the $XY$-plane, while for Fe chains the saddle configurations lie in a plane tilted by a uniform angle $\varphi_0$, producing domain walls intermediate between Bloch and N\'eel walls. For each system the energies of the ground state, local minimum, and the two saddle points are approximated as combinations of a twisted or untwisted domain-wall-pair solution $\Theta(x)$ of the continuum sine-Gordon-like equation, with edge corrections from the free ends. The resulting barrier formulas reproduce the geodesic nudged elastic band barriers except in the narrow length window where the reversal mechanism switches, and the prefactor formulas reproduce the linear growth for short chains, the saturation of $\nu_{02}$, and the exponential growth of $\nu_{01}$ with chain length $N$. The authors state that this analytical framework qualitatively describes the numerical dependencies and enables coercive-force estimates across a broad parameter range, so it should transfer to a wide class of one-dimensional magnetic systems described by the same Hamiltonian.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the true magnetization-reversal path stays inside a restricted manifold—in-plane rotation for Co and uniformly tilted-plane rotation for Fe—with saddles built from domain-wall-pair solutions, so that if the real minimum-energy path leaves that manifold at some chain length or field, the analytic barriers and prefactors would be wrong.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • For Co chains longer than about 17 to 24 atoms and Fe chains longer than about 16 atoms, reversal proceeds by domain-wall nucleation rather than coherent rotation; the analytic formulas pick the lower of the two mechanisms and so predict the crossover length.
  • Frequency prefactors for finite Co and Fe chains are of order $10^{12}$ to $10^{13}$ Hz, several orders above the often-used $10^9$ Hz estimate, and $\nu_{01}$ grows exponentially with chain length while $\nu_{02}$ saturates; this changes predicted switching rates.
  • Coercive force can be estimated across chain length, temperature, sweeping rate, exchange integral $J$, anisotropy difference $K-|E|$, and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya parameter $D_z$ without further simulation, and the rough estimate $\nu_{\downarrow\to\uparrow}(B_c)\approx dB/dt$ gives $B_c$ within tens of percent.
  • The coercive force of the chains decreases monotonically with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya strength, and the blocking temperatures of about 6 K lie well below the critical temperatures of 35 to 40 K, so the transition state theory picture is internally consistent.
  • The analytical approach is claimed to apply not only to Co and Fe chains on Pt(332) but to any one-dimensional magnet described by the same Hamiltonian.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • One could invert the analytic coercive-force formulas against measured switching fields to extract effective values of $J$, $K$, $E$, and $D_z$ for a given surface, a possibility the paper notes but does not carry out.
  • The sharp peaks in the numerically computed prefactors near the crossover lengths signal a near-flat Hessian direction where harmonic transition state theory breaks down; a more complete reaction-rate theory with dissipative, dynamical prefactors would test whether the exponential growth of $\nu_{01}$ survives beyond the harmonic approximation.
  • Because the ansatz treats reversal as a one-parameter family of domain-wall pairs, the same fitting strategy might transfer to artificial spin chains or nanowires with modulated anisotropy, where the continuum solution would change but the superposition method would not.
  • The predicted exponential prefactor growth partly compensates the linear barrier growth with $N$, so the effective reversal time versus chain length may be much flatter than barrier-only estimates suggest; this is an implication the paper leaves implicit.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript studies magnetization reversal in finite-length Co and Fe atomic chains on Pt(332) using a classical Heisenberg model with exchange, MAE, DMI, Zeeman, and dipole-dipole interactions. GNEB calculations give energy barriers and harmonic-TST calculations give frequency prefactors for chains of 5-100 atoms in a field along the easy axis. The authors identify two reversal regimes: coherent reversal for short chains and domain-wall-mediated reversal for long chains, with distinct wall structures for Co and Fe. They then develop a continuum analytical framework for the barriers and prefactors, based on domain-wall-pair ans\"atze, and use these to predict coercive forces as functions of chain length, temperature, sweep rate, and Hamiltonian parameters. The analytical barrier formulas agree well with GNEB except near the mechanism-change lengths; the prefactor formulas reproduce the asymptotic trends, with the Fe prefactors about a factor of two off.

Significance. If the analytical framework is correct, it provides a parameter-free route to estimate switching fields of one-dimensional magnetic chains without case-by-case simulation. The paper supplies the first TST-prefactor results for finite chains with DMI and magnetic field, and the formulas are derived from the same Hamiltonian parameters used in the numerics rather than fitted to the barriers or prefactors. The main strengths are the systematic GNEB/TST study, the explicit analytical comparison, and the open discussion of the harmonic-TST breakdown at the peaks. The principal weaknesses are the non-reproducibility of the Fe analytical branch as printed (Eq. (31) is undefined for Table I parameters) and the unvalidated extension of the saddle-manifold ansatz over wide parameter ranges in the coercive-force sweeps.

major comments (4)
  1. [III B, Eq. (31)] For the Table I Fe parameters, the radicand in Eq. (31) is (K-|E|)/(2|E|) * (16J|E|/(pi^2 D_z^2) - 1) ~ 0.4719 * 15.89 ~ 7.50, so the arccosine is undefined; the reported value phi0 = +/-80.43 deg cannot follow from Eq. (31) as printed. Since phi0 enters the Fe saddle construction (34)-(36) and the barriers (38)-(39), an independent reader cannot reproduce the Fe analytical curves. Please correct the formula and verify the quoted angle.
  2. [III B, Eqs. (14) and (17)] As written, these equations are not defined for chi > 0: the logarithm in Eq. (14) has argument (1+sqrt(1+chi))/(1-sqrt(1+chi)) < 0, and Eq. (17) additionally contains arccos(-2chi-1) with argument less than -1. In the actual applications EDW is evaluated at -By (chi < 0), so the numerical comparisons may be unaffected, but the printed formulas are stated for general By. Please restrict the domain or provide the correct branch (e.g., with an absolute value or a sign-dependent definition).
  3. [III D, Fig. 7(d-f)] The coercive-force predictions are based on the same analytical ansatz (in-plane reversal for Co; uniform-phi0 tilted-plane walls for Fe) that is validated by GNEB/TST only at the reference point (N <= 100, By = 1 T, Table I parameters). In Fig. 7(d-f) the formulas are used over wide ranges of J, K-|E|, and D_z without any numerical benchmark. If, for example, a large D_z drives the ground state into a DMI spiral or the Fe wall develops a non-uniform phi_i, the predicted barriers, prefactors, and B_c would change. The paper should state the expected validity domain of the ansatz or provide GNEB checks at a few off-reference parameter sets before claiming applicability across a wide range of model parameters.
  4. [III C, Fig. 5(c,d)] The analytical prefactor formulas capture the linear short-chain growth and the exponential growth of nu_01, but they do not reproduce the sharp peaks in nu_0(N) near the mechanism-change lengths (N ~ 17 and 24 for Co, N ~ 16 for Fe). The text correctly notes that harmonic TST is invalid at those peaks, but the abstract and conclusion state that the approach qualitatively describes the numerical prefactor dependencies; this should be qualified to the asymptotic regimes outside the peaks.
minor comments (4)
  1. [III C, Eq. (45)] For Fe (E = -0.89 meV), Eq. (45) gives Nmax = 2*pi/arccos((J-K+E)/J) ~ 18.5, not 32.78 as stated. The reported value appears to have been obtained with |E| in the numerator. Please reconcile the formula with the quoted Nmax.
  2. [III C] The discussion that the function F in Eq. (44) must remain positive and that Nmax is the maximal chain length is imprecise: because the factors for n and N-n are equal, negative factors can appear in pairs, so F can remain positive beyond the first zero of a single factor. The operative condition is that the coherent-reversal configuration has exactly one unstable mode, which is what Nmax should represent.
  3. [Figs. 6 and 7] The word "ether" in the figure captions should be "either".
  4. [II A] The sign convention for E is stated in the text (positive for Co, negative for Fe), but a brief summary after Eq. (3) would help readers keep track of the |E| that appears in later formulas.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: analytical barriers and prefactors are derived from the stated Hamiltonian and benchmarked against independent GNEB/TST numerics.

full rationale

The paper's central derivation is self-contained against its own numerical calculations and does not reduce to its inputs by construction. The analytical energy barriers (Eqs. 22-25 and 38-39) are obtained by substituting explicit variational trial configurations (Eqs. 12, 18-21, 29-36) into the same Hamiltonian (Eq. 1) with the DFT parameters of Table I, and the variational parameters i1...i7 are optimized by minimizing/maximizing the energy functional, not by fitting to the reported barriers. The resulting barrier curves in Fig. 5 are therefore genuine cross-checks against independent GNEB results. Likewise, the analytical frequency prefactors (Eqs. 43-55) are derived from Hessian eigenvalue/determinant expressions under clearly stated simplifications (neglect of DMI, periodic boundary conditions for short chains) and are compared with TST numerical results, not fitted to them. The self-citations to Refs. [43] and [50] supply zero-field limits and the uniform-phi0 Fe domain-wall ansatz, but the ansatz is re-validated against the current GNEB configurations in Fig. 4, and the analytic phi0 value is compared numerically (81.41 vs 80.43), so the cited prior work is not the only load-bearing evidence. No fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction, and no uniqueness theorem is invoked to force the chosen path. The main caveats are non-circular: Eq. (31) as printed is not evaluable for the Table I Fe parameters (the radicand is about 7.5, making arccos undefined), and the analytical Fe branch assumes a uniform tilt phi0 whose validity is checked only near the reference point; these are correctness/reproducibility concerns, not circularity. The authors also explicitly note the absence of sufficient Co/Pt and Fe/Pt experimental data (Ref. [87]), so the coercivity estimates are internal comparisons rather than externally fitted claims.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 8 assumptions · 0 invented entities

All Hamiltonian parameters come from prior DFT work [45], not fitted in this paper. The trial-state parameters i1...i7 are variational coordinates optimized against the energy functional, not fitted to the reported numerical barriers, so no true free parameters were introduced. The analytical model introduces no new entities or forces.

assumptions (8)
  • domain assumption Classical spin approximation: at T > 1 K quantum tunneling is neglected and spins are treated as classical unit vectors.
    Section II A, first paragraph: 'allowing for the use of classical unit vectors si (s2_i = 1) in place of quantum operators.'
  • domain assumption Hamiltonian uses only nearest-neighbor exchange with uniform J, uniform DMI vector orientation, and ferromagnetic ordering (J > 0).
    Section II A, Eq. (2) and following text; the same characteristics are assumed to hold for finite-length chains.
  • domain assumption MAE parameters satisfy K > |E| with easy axis y, and E is positive for Co and negative for Fe.
    Section II A, Eq. (3) and text; values taken from DFT Table I.
  • domain assumption Edge atoms have the same magnetic parameters as bulk-chain atoms; edge deviations are neglected.
    Section II A: 'we neglect possible deviations in the magnetic properties of the edge atoms [54,79].'
  • domain assumption DDI is neglected in the analytical estimates because its effect on barriers is less than 0.1 meV.
    Section III A, final paragraph: 'we can neglect the DDI in our subsequent analytical estimations.'
  • domain assumption The discrete chain is replaced by a continuous field theta(x) assuming angles vary slowly over interatomic distances.
    Section III B: 'let us assume that the angles theta_i change only slightly over interatomic distances.'
  • ad hoc to paper The saddle-point and minimum configurations are assumed to be superpositions of domain-wall pair solutions given by Eqs. (18)-(21) and (29)-(33).
    Section III B introduces these trial states with variational parameters and uses them for the analytical barrier formulas; they are not derived from a more fundamental principle.
  • ad hoc to paper For Fe chains, all magnetic moments inside the domain wall lie in the X'Y-plane with a uniform angle phi0.
    Section III B, following Ref [50]: 'we assume that all the magnetic moments within the domain wall lie in the X'Y-plane.'

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Different mechanisms of magnetization reversal in finite-length Co and Fe chains on the Pt(332) surface have been investigated, taking into account the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. It has been found that the magnetization reversal in short atomic chains occurs through the simultaneous reversal of all magnetic moments. In contrast, the magnetization reversal in long atomic chains is facilitated by the formation of domain walls, which exhibit distinct structures for Co and Fe atomic chains. Using the geodesic nudged elastic band method, we have determined the energy barriers for magnetization reversal in chains consisting of 5 to 100 atoms. Additionally, the frequency prefactors have been calculated within the framework of the harmonic approximation of transition state theory. Notably, the dependencies of these prefactors on chain length and external magnetic field are significant and non-monotonic. We propose a theoretical approach that qualitatively describes the numerical dependencies for both the energy barriers and the frequency prefactors. The magnetization curves derived from our theoretical estimates show qualitative agreement with the results of numerical calculations. This analytical approach enables the estimation of the coercive force of atomic chains across a wide range of lengths, temperatures, sweeping rates, and model parameters. The proposed theoretical framework is applicable not only to the Co and Fe chains on the Pt(332) surface but also to a broad class of one-dimensional magnetic systems.

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Figure 1. FIG. 1. The relative orientations of the magnetization axes, [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. FIG. 2. The schematic energy diagrams illustrate the states [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. FIG. 3. The magnetic configurations of a Co/Pt(332) chain consisting of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. The magnetic configurations of a Fe/Pt(332) chain consisting of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_4.png]
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. The dependencies of the energy barriers ∆ [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_5.png]
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. The magnetization curves for the Co and Fe chains [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_6.png]
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. The dependencies of the coercive force [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_7.png]

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