Non-exponential relaxation in diluted antiferromagnets

M. Staats, U. Nowak, K. D. Usadel

Published 1997-05-16Version 1

Diluted Ising antiferromagnets in a homogenous magnetic field have a disordered phase for sufficiently large values of the field and for low temperatures. Here, the system is in a domain state with a broad size-distribution of fractal domains. We study the relaxation dynamics of this domain state after removing the external field for two and three dimensions. Using Monte Carlo simulation techniques, we measure the decay of the remanent magnetization. Its temperature dependence can be understood as thermal activation. All data can be described by a unique generalized power law for a wide range of temperatures in two and three dimensions. The question wether the exponent of the generalized power law is universal remains open.