Artist's Depiction Apparent Quantum Spin Liquid (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Artist's Depiction Apparent Quantum Spin Liquid

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This is an artist's depiction of electron spins in the ytterbium crystal lattice (formula YbMgGaO4) at different phases of the experiment that detected strong signs of an observable quantum spin liquid appearing at near absolute zero.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Jill Hemman

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