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Theoretical analysis of magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect using the Blume-Capel model.

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Title: Theoretical analysis of magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect using the Blume-Capel model.
Authors: Oliveira, S.1,2, Morais, R. H. M.1, Santos, J. P.1,3, Sá Barreto, F. C.4
Source: Condensed Matter Physics. 2022, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.
Subjects: Magnetic properties, Magnetic transitions, First-order phase transitions, Magnetic entropy, Clausius-Clapeyron relation, Magnetocaloric effects
Abstract: This work investigates the magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect in the spin-1 Blume-Capel model. The study was carried out using the mean-field theory from the Bogoliubov inequality to obtain the expressions of free energy, magnetization and entropy. The magnetocaloric effect was calculated from the variation of the entropy obtained by the mean-field theory. Due to the dependence on the external magnetic field and the anisotropy included in the model, the results for the magnetocaloric effect provided the system with first-order and continuous phase transitions. To ensure the results, the Maxwell relations were used in the intervals where the model presents continuous variations in magnetization and the Clausius-Clapeyron equation in the intervals where the model presents discontinuity in the magnetization. The methods and models for the analysis of a magnetic entropy change and first-order and continuous magnetic phase transitions, such as mean-field theory and the Blume-Capel model, are useful tools in understanding the nature of the magnetocaloric effect and its physical relevance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This work investigates the magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect in the spin-1 Blume-Capel model. The study was carried out using the mean-field theory from the Bogoliubov inequality to obtain the expressions of free energy, magnetization and entropy. The magnetocaloric effect was calculated from the variation of the entropy obtained by the mean-field theory. Due to the dependence on the external magnetic field and the anisotropy included in the model, the results for the magnetocaloric effect provided the system with first-order and continuous phase transitions. To ensure the results, the Maxwell relations were used in the intervals where the model presents continuous variations in magnetization and the Clausius-Clapeyron equation in the intervals where the model presents discontinuity in the magnetization. The methods and models for the analysis of a magnetic entropy change and first-order and continuous magnetic phase transitions, such as mean-field theory and the Blume-Capel model, are useful tools in understanding the nature of the magnetocaloric effect and its physical relevance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:1607324X
DOI:10.5488/CMP.25.13702