Monte Carlo simulations study of the intermetallic compound NdCo$_2$Si$_2$ Magnetic properties

TL;DR

This study uses Monte Carlo simulations to analyze the magnetic properties of NdCo$_2$Si$_2$, revealing phase diagrams, magnetization behaviors, and hysteresis loops under various physical parameters.

Contribution

It provides a detailed Monte Carlo simulation analysis of NdCo$_2$Si$_2$, including phase diagrams and magnetic responses, which is novel for this compound.

Findings

Identification of stable magnetic phases at different parameters

Temperature-dependent magnetization and susceptibility behaviors

Magnetic hysteresis loops as a function of external field

Abstract

Magnetic properties of the intermetallic compound NdCo$_2$Si$_2$ are investigated by using the Monte Carlo simulation (MCs) under Metropolis algorithm. The magnetism of the compound is caused by the existence of the rare earth (Nd3+) ions with a magnetic moment taking the value 2.7 muB. Firstly, the ground state phase diagrams are presented and discussed in different planes corresponding to different physical parameters of the system. The stable phases are explored for different configurations of the Hamiltonian of the system. These stable phases are determined by the minimal energies. For non-null temperature values, we compute the magnetizations and susceptibilities behaviors as a function of temperature by using the Monte Carlo simulations (MCS). Also, we present the magnetization behaviors as a function of the exchange coupling interactions, the crystal field and the external magnetic field. Finally, we present and discuss the magnetic hysteresis loops of the intermetallic NdCo2Si2 compound as a function of the external magnetic field for fixed values of temperature and the other physical parameters.