Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling
Quantum spin liquids are a series of materials which exhibit an absence of magnetic order down to absolute zero and may have applications for data storage and memory. Here, using numerical simulations, the authors propose that the magnetic frustration in a quantum spin liquid may also lead to pronou...
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author | Xin-Yang Liu Yuan Gao Han Li Wentao Jin Junsen Xiang Hai Jin Ziyu Chen Wei Li Gang Su |
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description | Quantum spin liquids are a series of materials which exhibit an absence of magnetic order down to absolute zero and may have applications for data storage and memory. Here, using numerical simulations, the authors propose that the magnetic frustration in a quantum spin liquid may also lead to pronounced magnetocaloric effects near the quantum critical point with potential application as materials for refrigerants. |
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spelling | doaj.art-72fdc50307a64fd7a59119216d02b8fd2022-12-22T04:25:56ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502022-09-015111010.1038/s42005-022-01010-1Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization coolingXin-Yang Liu0Yuan Gao1Han Li2Wentao Jin3Junsen Xiang4Hai Jin5Ziyu Chen6Wei Li7Gang Su8School of Physics, Beihang UniversitySchool of Physics, Beihang UniversitySchool of Physics, Beihang UniversitySchool of Physics, Beihang UniversityBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Astronomy, Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua UniversitySchool of Physics, Beihang UniversityCAS Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesKavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesQuantum spin liquids are a series of materials which exhibit an absence of magnetic order down to absolute zero and may have applications for data storage and memory. Here, using numerical simulations, the authors propose that the magnetic frustration in a quantum spin liquid may also lead to pronounced magnetocaloric effects near the quantum critical point with potential application as materials for refrigerants.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01010-1 |
spellingShingle | Xin-Yang Liu Yuan Gao Han Li Wentao Jin Junsen Xiang Hai Jin Ziyu Chen Wei Li Gang Su Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling Communications Physics |
title | Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
title_full | Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
title_fullStr | Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
title_full_unstemmed | Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
title_short | Quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
title_sort | quantum spin liquid candidate as superior refrigerant in cascade demagnetization cooling |
url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01010-1 |
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