A series of magnon crystals appearing under ultrahigh magnetic fields in a kagomé antiferromagnet

In many quantum magnets, an applied magnetic field competes with the expected zero-field state, leading to complex magnetic behavior. Okuma et al. observe the formation of quantum magnetization plateaus in a kagomé antiferromagnet and argue they form due to the crystallization of magnon excitations....

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Main Authors: R. Okuma, D. Nakamura, T. Okubo, A. Miyake, A. Matsuo, K. Kindo, M. Tokunaga, N. Kawashima, S. Takeyama, Z. Hiroi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09063-7