Monte Carlo simulation of pressure-induced phase transitions in spin-crossover materials.
Pressure-induced phase transitions of spin-crossover materials are studied in a microscopic model taking into account the elastic interaction among distortions of lattice due to the difference of the molecular sizes between the high-spin state and the low-spin state. We perform Monte Carlo simulations in the constant pressure ensemble and reproduce several important properties of the pressure effect in a unified way with a microscopic mechanism for the first time. The simulation newly reveals how the temperature dependence of the ordering process changes with the pressure.
Konishi
Yusuké
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Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Tokoro
Hiroko
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Nishino
Masamichi
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Miyashita
Seiji
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