Crystallization of spin superlattices with pressure and field in the layered magnet SrCu2(BO3)2
oleh: S. Haravifard, D. Graf, A. E. Feiguin, C. D. Batista, J. C. Lang, D. M. Silevitch, G. Srajer, B. D. Gaulin, H. A. Dabkowska, T. F. Rosenbaum
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Spin 1/2 dimer systems in an external magnetic field behave as a lattice gas of hard-core bosons, and can undergo condensation. Here the authors show in SrCu2(BO3)2that new fractionally crystallized states are not only possible, but also tuneable with hydrostatic pressure.