Physicists have finally secured direct evidence that quantum spin ice, a long-hypothesized and highly unusual state of matter, actually exists in a real material. The confirmation caps years of ...
Quantum spin systems occupy a central role in understanding magnetic phenomena and phase transitions at the microscopic level. In these systems, intrinsic angular momentum (spin) interactions give ...
Deep inside some magnetic materials, electrons can behave in ways that seem to defy common sense. Instead of lining up neatly like tiny compass needles, as magnets usually do, their spins remain ...