Dipolar interactions in magnetic thin films: perpendicular to in-plane ordering transition

We study by extensive Monte Carlo (MC) simulations magnetic properties of very thin films with Heisenberg spin model on a BCC lattice with (0 0 1) surfaces, taking into account long-range dipolar interactions and single-ion anisotropy. In a range of parameters, a transition from perpendicular to in-plane ordering at a finite temperature is found. A phase diagram is shown. We interpret this magnetization reorientation as an entropy effect generated by dipolar interaction. Discussion in connection with experiments is given