Defect Dynamics in Artificial Colloidal Ice: Real-Time Observation, Manipulation, and Logic Gate
We study the defect dynamics in a colloidal spin ice system realized by filling a square lattice of topographic double well islands with repulsively interacting magnetic colloids. We focus on the contraction of defects in the ground state, and contraction or expansion in a metastable biased state. C...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/118824 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/118824 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Col·loides Polímers Matèria condensada tova Colloids Polymers Soft condensed matter |
| Sumario: | We study the defect dynamics in a colloidal spin ice system realized by filling a square lattice of topographic double well islands with repulsively interacting magnetic colloids. We focus on the contraction of defects in the ground state, and contraction or expansion in a metastable biased state. Combining real-time experiments with simulations, we prove that these defects behave like emergent topological monopoles obeying a Coulomb law with an additional line tension. We further show how to realize a completely resettable 'nor' gate, which provides guidelines for fabrication of nanoscale logic devices based on the motion of topological magnetic monopoles. |
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