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Using Monte Carlo simulations, magnetic properties of the ferromagnetic nanoparticles of Ising spin-1 are investigated in the framework of the Ising model. The system is considered to have a Rubik’s cube structure composed of nanocubes having an equivalent exchange coupling, while, between adjacent nanocubes, the exchange coupling is assumed to vary. Both size effects and system parameters’ influence on phase diagrams of the nanosystem are studied. Thus, the magnetic properties of the system such as the critical temperature, the magnetization, and the coercive field are computed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Monte Carlo simulation has been used to study the magnetic properties and hysteresis loops of a single nanocube, consisting of a ferromagnetic core of spin- surrounded by a ferromagnetic shell of spin-1 with antiferromagnetic interface coupling. We find a number of characteristic phenomena. In particular, the effects of the shell coupling and the interface coupling on both the compensation temperature and the magnetization profiles are investigated. The effects of the interface coupling on the hysteresis loops are also examined. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]