Friday, December 16, 2016

Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe


Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe

12/16/2016 06:40 PM EST

electron spin orientations in a portion of the YbMgGaO4 crystal structure

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to examine the origins of unusual magnetic behavior in a rare earth-based metal oxide, ytterbium-magnesium-gallium-tetraoxide (YbMgGaO4). The material, discovered in 2015, is known to have strange magnetic properties, putting it in a unique category of materials classified as quantum spin liquids.


Full story at https://www.ornl.gov/news/neutrons-identify-key-ingredients-quantum-spin-liquid-recipe

Source
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory


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