Phase diagram of the mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Ising system with two different single-ion anisotropies

• Published in: Physica A Vol. 392; no. 24; pp. 6247 - 6254
• Main Authors: da Cruz Filho, J.S., Godoy, M., de Arruda, A.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2013
• Subjects: Mean-field approximation; Phase diagram; Single-ion anisotropies; Single-ion anisotropies; Phase diagram; Mean-field approximation
• ISSN: 0378-4371; 1873-2119
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2013.08.007

We study the effect of two different single-ion anisotropies in the phase diagram and in the compensation temperature of mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Ising ferrimagnetic system. We employed the mean-field theory based on the Bogoliubov inequality for Gibbs free energy. We use the Landau expansion of free energy in the order parameter to describe the phase diagram. In the temperature versus single-ion anisotropy plane the phase diagram displays tricritical behavior. The critical and compensation temperatures increase with increasing values of the single-ion anisotropies. •Phase diagrams and compensation temperatures are examined for the mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Ising system with two single-ion anisotropies.•The mean-field theory based on the Bogoliubov inequality for the Gibbs free energy is examined for the system.•The Landau expansion of the free energy in the order parameter is obtained to describe the phase diagrams.•The tricritical behavior is examined.