The critical behavior of a transverse ferromagnet spin-1/2 Ising superlattice

Citation
F. Dujardin et al., The critical behavior of a transverse ferromagnet spin-1/2 Ising superlattice, CHIN J PHYS, 37(5), 1999, pp. 479-487
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
ISSN journal
05779073 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
479 - 487
Database
ISI
SICI code
0577-9073(199910)37:5<479:TCBOAT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Using the effective field theory that accounts for the self-spin correlatio n function, the critical behavior of a magnetic superlattice consisting of two different ferromagnets is examined in a transverse spin-1/2 Ising model . The dependence of the critical temperature on the thickness of the consti tuents in a unit cell is investigated for different cases. A critical value of the interface exchange coupling above which the interface magnetism app ears is found. The effect of the transverse field on the system Is also inv estigated.