Phase Transitions of Random Binary Magnetic Square Lattice Ising Systems

Abstract

Binary magnetic square lattice Ising system with nearest neighbour interactions were simulated using the Monte Carlo technique. Two types of ions were randomly distributed on the lattice sites, one type interacting ferromagnetic and the other antiferromagnetic. A phase diagram of the ion concentration dependent critical temperature, Tc was deduced. Combined Bethe Peierls approximation and Mean Field theory phase transition results were compared to the results of the present method. An improved accuracy of the approximations of the critical temperatures was observed. The Monte Carlo simulation is thus shown to be a more reliable method for obtaining the physical properties of the random binary two-dimensional Ising system. Keywords: Binary magnetic two-dimensional Ising system, phase transition, Monte Carlo simulations