Antiferromagnetism (Noun)
Meaning
Magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The material exhibited antiferromagnetism below its Néel temperature, where the magnetic field created parallel but opposing spins that cancelled each other out.
- At higher temperatures, the antiferromagnetism of the crystal lattice gave way to paramagnetism, resulting in a significant decrease in its magnetic properties.
- In antiferromagnetic materials, the antiferromagnetism causes adjacent atoms to have opposite spin alignments, which reduces the material's overall magnetic field.
- Antiferromagnetism occurs in certain materials where the exchange interaction between neighboring atoms favors the creation of parallel but opposing spins.
- Researchers found that the antiferromagnetism in the material decreased rapidly as the temperature increased, disappearing completely above its critical temperature.