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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Main Authors: Xin-Yang Liu, Yuan Gao, Han Li, Wentao Jin, Junsen Xiang, Hai Jin, Ziyu Chen, Wei Li, Gang Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01010-1
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author Xin-Yang Liu
Yuan Gao
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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
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Hai Jin
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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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