Evidence of impurity and boundary effects on magnetic monopole dynamics in spin ice

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-37

  Revell, H M ^a   Yaraskavitch, L R ^a   Mason, J D ^a   Ross, K A ^b   Noad, H M L ^b   Dabkowska, H A ^c   Gaulin, B D ^b,c,d   Henelius, P ^e   Kycia, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^e ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MAGNETISM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; MAGNETIC CHARGES; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; METROPOLIS DYNAMICS; NERVE IMPULSE PROPAGATION; RESIDUAL RESISTANCE; STRETCHED EXPONENTIAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

ICE;

EID: 84871620509     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2466     Document Type: Article

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