Observation of magnetic monopoles in spin ice

Hiroaki Kadowaki; Naohiro Doi; Yuji Aoki; Yoshikazu Tabata; Taku J. Sato; Jeffrey W. Lynn; Kazuyuki Matsuhira; Zenji Hiroi

doi:10.1143/JPSJ.78.103706

Observation of magnetic monopoles in spin ice

Hiroaki Kadowaki, Naohiro Doi, Yuji Aoki, Yoshikazu Tabata, Taku J. Sato, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Kazuyuki Matsuhira, Zenji Hiroi

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Abstract

Excitations from a strongly frustrated system, the kagomé ice state of the spin ice Dy₂Ti₂O₇ under magnetic fields along a [111] direction, have been studied. They are theoretically proposed to be regarded as magnetic monopoles. Neutron scattering measurements of spin correlations show that close to the critical point the monopoles are fluctuating between high- and low-density states, supporting that the magnetic Coulomb force acts between them. Specific heat measurements show that monopole-pair creation obeys an Arrhenius law, indicating that the density of monopoles can be controlled by temperature and magnetic field.

Original language	English
Article number	103706-1
Journal	journal of the physical society of japan
Volume	78
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.78.103706
Publication status	Published - 2009 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Kagomé ice
Magnetic monopole
Neutron scattering
Specific heat
Spin ice

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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