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Controllable quantum spin glasses with magnetic impurities embedded in quantum solids

TitleControllable quantum spin glasses with magnetic impurities embedded in quantum solids
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsLemeshko, M, Yao, NY, Gorshkov, AV, Weimer, H, Bennett, SD, Momose, T, Gopalakrishnan, S
JournalPHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume88
Pagination014426
Date PublishedJUL 24
ISSN1098-0121
Abstract

Magnetic impurities embedded in inert solids can exhibit long coherence times and interact with one another via their intrinsic anisotropic dipolar interaction. We argue that, as a consequence of these properties, disordered ensembles of magnetic impurities provide an effective platform for realizing a controllable, tunable version of the dipolar quantum spin glass seen in LiHoxY1-xF4. Specifically, we propose and analyze a system composed of dysprosium atoms embedded in solid helium. We describe the phase diagram of the system and discuss the realizability and detectability of the quantum spin glass and antiglass phases.

DOI10.1103/PhysRevB.88.014426