Normal and Singlet-Based Magnetic Materials (IMAGE)

New York University

Normal and Singlet-Based Magnetic Materials

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In a normal magnetic material, dense magnetic moments try to align with their neighbors (left). By contrast, in a singlet-based material, unstable magnetic moments pop in and out of existence, and stick to one another in aligned clumps (right).

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Lin Miao, NYU's Department of Physics

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