Argonne scientists discover new class of glassy material

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The red arrows show the directions that the magnetic moments would point if dynamic frustration did not prevent them from ordering the crystal structure of PrAu2Si2 which is a spin glass below 3 Kelvin. Image: ANL
The red arrows show the directions that the magnetic moments would point if dynamic frustration did not prevent them from ordering the crystal structure of PrAu2Si2, which is a spin glass below 3 Kelvin. Image: ANL
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are dealing with an entirely new type of frustration, but it's not stressing them out.


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