Nature Communications (May 2021)

Magnetic charge propagation upon a 3D artificial spin-ice

  • A. May,
  • M. Saccone,
  • A. van den Berg,
  • J. Askey,
  • M. Hunt,
  • S. Ladak

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23480-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Two-dimensional artificial spin-ice systems have been studied for over 15 years but do not capture the detailed geometry of their bulk counterparts. Here, the authors fabricate a three-dimensional artificial spin-ice and show that the surface termination plays a crucial role in dictating the magnetic charge transport.