Universal geometric frustration in pyrochlores

The family of pyrochlore complex oxides includes many materials of fundamental or practical interest, such as spin ices and dielectrics. Trump et al. show that flexibility of the pyrochlores’ structure leads to local displacements that explain some of their unusual physical properties.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. A. Trump, S. M. Koohpayeh, K. J. T. Livi, J.-J. Wen, K. E. Arpino, Q. M. Ramasse, R. Brydson, M. Feygenson, H. Takeda, M. Takigawa, K. Kimura, S. Nakatsuji, C. L. Broholm, T. M. McQueen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05033-7