Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2009-09-19
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104:107201,2010
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
4 pages, 3 figures (final version)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.107201
We study the diffusion annihilation process which occurs when spin ice is quenched from a high temperature paramagnetic phase deep into the spin ice regime, where the excitations -- magnetic monopoles -- are sparse. We find that due to the Coulomb interaction between the monopoles, a dynamical arrest occurs, in which `non-universal' lattice-scale constraints impede the complete decay of charge fluctuations. This phenomenon is outside the reach of universal mean-field theory for a two-component Coulomb liquid. We identify the relevant timescales for the dynamical arrest and propose an experiment for detecting monopoles and their dynamics in spin ice based on this non-equilibrium phenomenon.
Castelnovo Claudio
Moessner Richhild
Sondhi Shivaji L.
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