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Statics and Dynamics of the Highly Correlated Spin Ice, Ho2Ge2O7
Published
Author(s)
A. M. Hallas, J. A. M. Paddison, H. J. Silverstein, A. L. Goodwin, J. R. Stewart, A. Wildes, J. G. Cheng, J. S. Zhou, J. B. Goodenough, E. S. Choi, G. Ehlers, Jason S. Gardner, C. R. Wiebe, H. D. Zhou
Abstract
The pyrochlore, Ho2Ge2O7, is a new highly correlated spin ice material. Physical property measurements including X-ray diffraction, DC susceptibility and AC susceptibility, confirm that it shares the distinctive characteristics of other known spin ices. Polarized neutron scattering measurements on a powder sample, combined wtih reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) refinements, give unique information about the spin ice state in Ho2Ge2O7, demonstrating consistency with spin ice behavior.
Hallas, A.
, Paddison, J.
, Silverstein, H.
, Goodwin, A.
, Stewart, J.
, Wildes, A.
, Cheng, J.
, Zhou, J.
, Goodenough, J.
, Choi, E.
, Ehlers, G.
, Gardner, J.
, Wiebe, C.
and Zhou, H.
(2012),
Statics and Dynamics of the Highly Correlated Spin Ice, Ho<sub>2</sub>Ge<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=912069
(Accessed October 2, 2025)