Melted spin ice

Spin ices have magnetic moments arranged on a lattice with many possible ground-state configurations. Quantum effects can ‘melt’ the spin ice into a liquid that fails to form static order even at absolute zero despite strong interactions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature physics 2023-01, Vol.19 (1), p.17-18
Hauptverfasser:	Zapf, Vivien S., Lee, Minseong, Rosa, Priscila F. S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	639/766/119/2795 639/766/119/997 Absolute zero Atomic Classical and Continuum Physics Complex Systems Condensed Matter Physics Crystal lattices Magnetic fields Magnetic moments Mathematical and Computational Physics Molecular News & Views news-and-views Optical and Plasma Physics Physics Physics and Astronomy Spin ice Temperature Theoretical
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Zusammenfassung:	Spin ices have magnetic moments arranged on a lattice with many possible ground-state configurations. Quantum effects can ‘melt’ the spin ice into a liquid that fails to form static order even at absolute zero despite strong interactions.
ISSN:	1745-2473 1745-2481
DOI:	10.1038/s41567-022-01814-6