Wetting and interfacial adsorption in the Blume-Capel model on the square lattice

Nikolaos Fytas, W. Selke

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    Abstract

    We study the Blume-Capel model on the square lattice. To allow for wetting and interfacial adsorption, the spins on opposite boundaries are fixed in two different states, "+1" and "-1", with reduced couplings at one of the boundaries. Using mainly Monte Carlo techniques, of Metropolis and Wang-Landau type, phase diagrams showing bulk and wetting transitions are determined. The role of the non-boundary state, "0", adsorbed preferably at the interface between "-1" and "+1" rich regions, is elucidated.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number365
    JournalEuropean Physical Journal B
    Volume86
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Bibliographical note

    The full text is available free from the link given. The published version can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2013-40475-6 .
    The final publication is available at link.springer.com

    Keywords

    • statistical and nonlinear physics

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