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What if a nonmagnetic material could be magnetic? - EurekAlert
Quantum information devices need particles to be synchronized in space and time. In nickel molybdate (Ni2Mo3O8), nickel ions (Ni2+) form a triangular array of tetrahedrons and octahedrons with opposing magnetic spins. Electric fields in Ni2Mo3O8 induce parallel alignment of the spins; this alignment changes with time, producing spin excitons. These spin excitons may be why Ni2Mo3O8 is magnetic.
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