Quantum fluctuations in spin-ice-like Pr 2 Zr 2 O 7

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kimura, K ^a   Nakatsuji, S ^a,b   Wen, J J ^c   Broholm, C ^c,d,e   Stone, M B ^e   Nishibori, E ^f   Sawa, H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; SPIN ICE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DATA SET; ENTROPY; HARBOR; ICE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TIMESCALE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; HEAT; MAGNETISM; NEUTRON SCATTERING; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 84879671676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2914     Document Type: Article

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