Two-dimensional magnetic monopole gas in an oxide heterostructure

L. Miao (), Y. Lee, A. B. Mei, M. J. Lawler and K. M. Shen ()
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L. Miao: Cornell University
Y. Lee: Cornell University
A. B. Mei: Cornell University
M. J. Lawler: Cornell University
K. M. Shen: Cornell University

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Magnetic monopoles have been proposed as emergent quasiparticles in pyrochlore spin ice compounds. However, unlike semiconductors and two-dimensional electron gases where the charge degree of freedom can be actively controlled by chemical doping, interface modulation, and electrostatic gating, there is as of yet no analogue of these effects for emergent magnetic monopoles. To date, all experimental investigations have been limited to large ensembles comprised of equal numbers of monopoles and antimonopoles in bulk crystals. To address these issues, we propose the formation of a two-dimensional magnetic monopole gas (2DMG) with a net magnetic charge, confined at the interface between a spin ice and an isostructural antiferromagnetic pyrochlore iridate and whose monopole density can be controlled by an external field. Our proposal is based on Monte Carlo simulations of the thermodynamic and transport properties. This proposed 2DMG should enable experiments and devices which can be performed on magnetic monopoles, akin to two-dimensional electron gases in semiconductor heterostructures.

Date: 2020
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