Quadrupolar ordering and metastable phase diagram in a ferroquadrupolar phase
PHYSICS LETTERS A, vol.320, no.1, pp.28-34, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 320 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.phyleta.2003.11.003
- Journal Name: PHYSICS LETTERS A
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.28-34
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The phase transitions of the metastable and unstable branches of order parameters that exist in the ferroquadrupolar phase of the spin-1 Ising system are studied. The metastable phase diagram is presented in the ferroquadrupolar phase. The calculated first- and second-order phase boundaries of the unstable branches of the order parameters are also superimposed on the metastable phase diagram. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.