Monte Carlo study of the spin-1 Blume–Capel Ising film

Abstract: Using Monte Carlo simulations with the Metropolis algorithm, we have studied the influence of crystal-field interaction on the critical behavior of magnetic spin-1 Ising film on a cubic lattice structure. The phase diagrams in the plane are obtained for different values of the crystal-field interaction. We found that the special point , at which the critical temperature is independent of the film thickness N, is independent of the crystal-field interaction and that the system may exhibit a tricritical behavior. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]