Inverted hysteresis and negative remanence in a homogeneous antiferromagnet
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Beitragende
Abstract
Magnetic remanence - found in bar magnets or magnetic storage devices - is probably the oldest and most ubiquitous phenomenon underpinning the technological applications of magnetism. It is a macroscopic nonequilibrium phenomenon: A remanent magnetization appears when a magnetic field is applied to an initially unmagnetized ferromagnet, and then taken away. Here, we present an inverted magnetic hysteresis loop in the pyrochlore compound Nd2Hf2O7: The remanent magnetization points in a direction opposite to the applied field. This phenomenon is exquisitely tunable as a function of the protocol in field and temperature, and it is reproducible as in a quasiequilibrium setting.
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Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 180403 |
Fachzeitschrift | Physical Review B |
Jahrgang | 98 |
Ausgabenummer | 18 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 7 Nov. 2018 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |