Phase diagrams of Ising films with competing interactions
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
The axial next-nearest-neighbour Ising (ANNNI) model of finite thickness is studied. Using mean-field theory, Monte Carlo simulations, and low-temperature analyses, phase diagrams are determined, with a distinct phase diagram for each film thickness. The robustness of the phase diagrams against varying the couplings in the surface layers is analysed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0203395,
title = {Phase diagrams of Ising films with competing interactions},
author = {W. Selke and M. Pleimling and D. Catrein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0203395},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 6 figures included, version to appear in Eur. Phys. J. B