In:
Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 42, No. 4 ( 1971-03-15), p. 1418-1419
Abstract:
The phase transition of an Ising Ferromagnet with uniaxial single ion anisotropy with spin one has been investigated extensively by Capel. Here we consider a similar but a more general system with anisotropic exchange interaction. The Hamiltonian can be written as H=D ∑ i (Siz)2− ∑ ij JijSizSjz− ∑ ij Kij(SixSjx+SiySjy),where J, K, and D are positive parameters. We show that in addition to the more familiar phase transition from an ordered phase to the paramagnetic phase, as temperature is raised, a first-order phase transition can occur. Depending upon the relative magnitude of D, J, and K, a phase transition from the ferromagnetic state with spin ordering along (perpendicular to) the z axis to a ferromagnetic state with spin ordering perpendicular to (along) the z axis can take place at a critical temperature lower than the Curie temperature where a transition to the paramagnetic phase occurs. The boundaries of the three phases have been calculated in the molecular field approximation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8979
,
1089-7550
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1971
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220641-9
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3112-4
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1476463-5
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