Monte Carlo calculations of the magnetocaloric effect in RAl2 (R=Dy,Er)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Nobrega E P ^a   De Oliveira, N A ^b   Von Ranke, P J ^b   Troper, A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HAMILTONIAN OF INTERACTING SPINS; MAGNETIC FIELD VARIATIONS; MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 33646819359     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2150815     Document Type: Article

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