Monte Carlo modeling the phase diagram of magnets with the Dzyaloshinskii - Moriya interaction

Abstract

We use classical Monte Carlo calculations to model the high-pressure behavior of the phase transition in the helical magnets. We vary values of the exchange interaction constant J and the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction constant D, which is equivalent to changing spin-spin distances, as occurs in real systems under pressure. The system under study is self-similar at D/ J = constant, and its properties are defined by the single variable J / T , where T is temperature. The existence of the first order phase transition critically depends on the ratio D / J. A variation of J strongly affects the phase transition temperature and width of the fluctuation region (the hump) as follows from the system self-similarity. The high-pressure behavior of the spin system depends on the evolution of the interaction constants J and D on compression. Our calculations are relevant to the high pressure phase diagrams of helical magnets MnSi and Cu2OSeO3.