Phase diagram of the Ising Model on a Cayley tree in the presence of competing interactions and magnetic field

We study the phase diagram for the Ising Model on a Cayley tree with competing nearest-neighbor interactionsJ ₁ and next-nearest-neighbor interactionsJ ₂ andJ ₃ in the presence of an external magnetic field. To perform this study, an iterative scheme similar to that appearing in real space renormalization group frameworks is established; it recovers, as particular cases, previous works by Vannimenus and by Inawashiroet al. At vanishing temperature, the phase diagram is fully determined, for all values and signs ofJ ₂/J ₁ andJ ₃/J ₂; in particular, we verify that values ofJ ₃/J ₂ high enough favor the paramagnetic phase. At finite temperatures, several interesting features (evolution of reentrances, separation of the modulated region into two disconnected pieces, etc.) are exhibited for typical values ofJ ₂/J ₁ andJ ₃/J ₂.Partially supported by the Brazilian Agencies CNPq and FINEP.     

Phase diagrams of a transverse Ising nanowire

Phase diagrams of a cylindrical nanowire described by the transverse Ising model are investigated by the use of two theoretical frameworks, namely the mean field theory and the effective field theory with correlations. The phase diagram of the system is strongly affected by the surface situations. Some characteristic phenomena are found in the phase diagram, depending on the ratio of the physical parameters in the surface shell and the core.     

Phase diagrams of lattice systems with residual entropy

We introduce an equivalence relation on the family of ground states and generalize the Peierls and Pirogov-Sinai theory of phase transitions to systems with residual entropy. The idea consists in the replacement of the periodic ground states by equivalence classes together with an entropy factor. We apply these results to discuss the phase diagrams of diluted spin-1/2 systems.On leave of absence from the Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest, Hungary.     

Phase diagram of a diluted triangular lattice Ising antiferromagnet in a field

Magnetization processes and phase transitions in a geometrically frustrated triangular lattice Ising antiferromagnet in the presence of an external magnetic field and a random site dilution are studied by the use of an effective-field theory with correlations. We find that the interplay between the applied field and the frustration-relieving dilution results in peculiar phase diagrams in the temperature-field-dilution parameter space.     

Phase diagram of the Ising square lattice with competing interactions

We restudy the phase diagram of the 2D-Ising model with competing interactions J₁ on nearest neighbour and J₂ on next-nearest neighbour bonds via Monte-Carlo simulations. We present the finite temperature phase diagram and introduce computational methods which allow us to calculate transition temperatures close to the criticalpoint at J₂ = J₁/2. Further on we investigate the character of the different phase boundariesand find that the transition is weakly first order formoderate J₂ > J₁/2.     

Higher-order susceptibilities of the regular and the random Ising model on the Cayley tree. I

Explicit expressions for the fourth-order susceptibility (⁴), the fourth derivative of thebulk free energy with respect to the external field, are given for the regular and the random-bond Ising model on the Cayley tree in the thermodynamic limit, at zero external field. The fourth-order susceptibility for the regular system diverges at temperature T _c ⁽⁴⁾ = 2k _B ^–1 J/ln{1+2/[(z–1)^3/4–1]}, confirming a result obtained by Müller-Hartmann and Zittartz [Phys. Rev. Lett. 33:893 (1974)]; Herez is the coordination number of the lattice,J is the exchange integral, andk _B is the Boltzmann constant. The temperatures at which ⁽⁴⁾ and the ordinary susceptibility (²) diverge are given also for the random-bond and the random-site Ising model and for diluted Ising models.     

Phase diagrams of lattice systems with residual entropy. II. Low temperature expansion

For some lattice systems with an infinite number of ground states, it is shown that the pressure and the coexistence surfaces of several phases admit asymptotic expansions aroundT=0. In particular, it follows that the coexistence surfaces are differentiable atT=0, and at low temperatures the stable states are those with maximal residual entropy. The results are applied to construct the phase diagrams for several spin-1 models.     

Exact solution of a three-component system on the honeycomb lattice

A model three-component system is considered in which the bonds of a honeycomb lattice are covered by rodlike molecules of typesAA, BB, andAB. The ends of molecules near a common lattice site interact with energies _AA, _BB, and _AB. The model is equivalent to an Ising model on the 3–12 lattice. Exact results are obtained for the two-phase coexistence curves in the isothermal composition plane.     

Effect of Bond-Diluted on Spin-3/2 Transverse Ising Model with Crystal Field

The magnetic properties of the bond-diluted spin-3/2 transverse Ising model with the presence of a crystalfield on the honeycomb lattice are studied within the framework of the effective field theory with correlations. Theinteractions Jij are assumed to be independent random variables with distribution P(Jij) ＝ pδ(Jij - J) + (1 - P)δ(Jij).     

Phase diagrams of the mixed spin-1 and spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg model on the diamond-like decorated Bethe lattice

The ground-state and finite-temperature behavior of the mixed spin-1 and spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg model on the diamond-like decorated Bethe lattice is investigated within the framework of two rigorous methods: the decoration-iteration transformation and exact recursion relations. The model under consideration describes a hybrid classical-quantum system consisting of the Ising and Heisenberg spins, which interact among themselves either through the Ising or XXZ Heisenberg nearest-neighbor interaction. Both sublattice magnetizations of the Ising and Heisenberg spins are exactly calculated with the aim to examine phase diagrams, thermal variations of the total and sublattice magnetizations. The finite-temperature phase diagrams form continuous (second-order) phase transition lines only, which exhibit a small reentrant region if the diamond-like decorated Bethe lattice with a sufficiently high coordination number is considered.     

Phase Diagram and Tricritical Behavior of a Spin-2 Transverse Ising Model in a Random Field

The phase diagrams of a spin-2 transverse Ising model with a random field on honeycomb, square, and simple-cubic lattices, respectively, are investigated within the framework of an effective-field theory with correlations.We find the behavior of the tricritical point and the reentrant phenomenon for the system with any coordination number z, when the applied random field is bimodal. The behavior of the tricritical point is also examined as a function of applied transverse field. The reentrant phenomenon comes from the competition between the transverse field and the random field.     

Reentrant phase transitions and multicompensation points in the mixed-spin Ising ferrimagnet on a decorated Bethe lattice

A mixed-spin Ising model on a decorated Bethe lattice is rigorously solved by combining the decoration–iteration transformation with the method of exact recursion relations. Exact results for critical lines, compensation temperatures, total and sublattice magnetizations are obtained from a precise mapping relationship with the corresponding spin-1/2 Ising model on a simple (undecorated) Bethe lattice. The effect of next-nearest-neighbour interaction and single-ion anisotropy on magnetic properties of the ferrimagnetic model is investigated in particular. It is shown that the total magnetization may exhibit multicompensation phenomenon and the critical temperature vs. the single-ion anisotropy dependence basically changes with the coordination number of the underlying Bethe lattice. The possibility of observing reentrant phase transitions is related to a high enough coordination number of the underlying Bethe lattice.     

A Constructive Description of Ground States and Gibbs Measures for Ising Model with Two-Step Interactions on Cayley Tree

We consider the Ising model with (competing) two-step interactions and spin values ± 1, on a Cayley tree of order k ≥ 1. We constructively describe ground states and verify the Peierls condition for the model. We define notion of a contour for the model on the Cayley tree. Using a contour argument we show the existence of two different Gibbs measures.     

Effects of selective dilution on phase diagram and ground-state magnetizations of an Ising antiferromagnet on triangular and honeycomb lattices

We employ an effective-field theory with correlations in order to study the phase diagram and ground-state magnetizations of a selectively diluted Ising antiferromagnet on triangular and honeycomb lattices. Dilution of different sublattices with generally unequal probabilities results in a rather intricate phase diagram in the sublattice dilution parameters space. In the case of the frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet the selective dilution affects the degree of frustration which can lead to some peculiar phenomena, such as reentrant behavior of long-range order or unsaturated sublattice magnetizations at zero temperature. The selectively diluted Ising antiferromagnet on the honeycomb lattice is obtained as a special case when one sublattice of the triangular lattice is completely removed by dilution.     

Spin-1/2 Ising model on a AFM/FM two-layer Bethe lattice in a staggered magnetic field

A bilayer spin-1/2 Ising model consisting of two superposed Bethe lattices with antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic interactions is studied by the use of exact recursion relations in a pairwise approach in the presence of an external staggered magnetic field. Besides the ground state phase diagrams calculated in different possible planes of the model parameters space, the thermal variations of the order-parameters and the free energy are investigated to obtain the temperature-dependent phase diagrams of the model for different values of the coordination numbers q. Our calculations reveal that depending on the strength of the model parameters, the model exhibits a variety of interesting phase transitions and therefore phase diagrams.     

Phase diagrams and magnetic properties of CaCu3Fe2Os2O12 quadruple perovskite: Monte Carlo study

In this paper, a Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) has been used to study the quadruple perovskite oxide CaCu₃Fe₂Os₂O₁₂. The system has been conceived as a mixture of atoms with the magnetic moments Cu (±1/2), Fe (±5/2, ±3/2, ±1/2) and Os (±3/2, ±1/2). Phase diagrams depending on reduced exchange couplings and reduced crystal fields have been established. A stable ferromagnetic phase at the ground state has been found. Investigation of magnetic properties has been focused on the finite size analysis of magnetization and magnetic susceptibility according to reduced temperatures. Critical temperature has been calculated through simulation and the compound has been found to belong in the three-dimensional Ising model universality class.     

A mean-field,effective medium theory of random binary alloys IV. The Heisenberg model with competing interactions and the mixed phase

The Heisenberg model with competing interactions is studied within a mean field, effective medium approach. The phase diagram indicates the existence of a mixed or randomly canted phase just beyond the spin glass regime. Experimental evidence of such a phase in alloys like FeCr is studied.     

The effective-field theory studies of critical phenomena in a mixed spin-1 and spin-2 Ising model on honeycomb and square lattices

An effective-field theory with correlations has been used to study critical behaviors of a mixed spin-1 and spin-2 Ising system on a honeycomb and square lattices in the absence and presence of a longitudinal magnetic field. The ground-state phase diagram of the model is obtained in the longitudinal magnetic field (h) and a single-ion potential or crystal-field interaction (Δ) plane. The thermal behavior of the sublattice magnetizations of the system are investigated to characterize the nature of (continuous and discontinuous) of the phase transitions and obtain the phase transition temperature. The phase diagrams are presented in the (Δ/|J|, k_BT/|J|) plane. The susceptibility, internal energy and specific heat of the system are numerically examined and some interesting phenomena in these quantities are found due to the absence and presence of the applied longitudinal magnetic field. Moreover, the system undergoes second- and first-order phase transition; hence, the system gives a tricritical point. The system also exhibits reentrant behavior.