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Shiqi Yang, Xiaolong Xu, Yaozheng Zhu, Ruirui Niu, Chunqiang Xu, Yuxuan Peng, Xing Cheng, Xionghui Jia, Yuan Huang, Xiaofeng Xu, Jianming Lu, Yu Ye
Abstract
Experiments reveal a host of unusual magnetic behaviors in the recently discovered layered magnetic topological insulator MnBi${}_{2}$Te${}_{4}$, paving the way for further study of its quantum properties.
Topics & Concepts
Condensed matter physicsTopological insulatorPhase diagramQuantumPhysicsMagnetic domainMaterials scienceFerromagnetismMagnetic susceptibilityPhase (matter)Magnetic fieldQuantum phase transitionInsulator (electricity)MagnetismQuantum dotPhase transitionQuantum phasesParamagnetismAntiferromagnetismMagnetic structureMagnetic fluxMagnetizationTopological Materials and PhenomenaChemical and Physical Properties of Materials2D Materials and Applications