Applied Surface Science, Vol.352, 60-65, 2015
Size effects in spin-crossover nanoparticles in framework of 2D and 3D Ising-like breathing crystal field model
The spin-crossover nanoparticles of different sizes and stochastic perturbations in external field taking into account the influence of the dimensionality of the lattice was studied. The analytical tools used for the investigation of spin-crossover system are based on an Ising-like model described using of the breathing crystal field concept. The changes of transition temperatures characterizing the systems' bistable properties for 2D and 3D lattices, and their dependence on its size and fluctuations strength were obtained. The state diagrams with hysteretic and non-hysteretic behavior regions have also been determined. Published by Elsevier B.V.