The phase diagrams of a finite superlattice with disordered interface: A Monte Carlo study

Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) has been used to study critical and compensation behavior of a ferrimagnetic superlattice on a simple cubic lattice. The superlattice consists of k unit cells, where the unit cell contains L layers of spin −1/2 A atoms, L layers of spin −1 B atoms and a disordered interface in between that is characterized by a random arrangement of A and B atoms of ApB1−p type and a negative A–B coupling. We investigate the finite and the infinite superlattices and we found that the existence and the number of the compensation points depend strongly on the thickness of the superlattice (number of unit cells).