New Frontiers of Pyrochlore Magnets: Quantum Spin Ice, Chiral Spin Liquid, Magnetic Fragmentation, and Weyl Antiferromagnetism

Presentations

• Are the Ce pyrochlores quantum spin liquids - and how could we know for sure?

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Publication: [1] E. M. Smith et al., Phys. Rev. X 15, 021033 (2025)
  [2] E. M. Smith et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 086702 (2025)
  [3] M. Potts, R. Moessner and O. Benton, Phys. Rev. B 109, 104435 (2024)
  [4] M. Potts, R. Moessner and O. Benton, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 226701 (2024)

  Presenters

  • Owen Benton

    • Queen Mary University of London

  Authors

  • Owen Benton

    • Queen Mary University of London

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• Tuning Weyl and Multipolar States in Epitaxial Films of Pyrochlore Iridates

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Publication: 1. Tsung-Chi Wu et al, Electronic anisotropy and rotational symmetry breaking at a Weyl semimetal/spin ice interface, Sci. Adv. 11, eadr6202 (2025).
  2. Michail Kareev et al, Epitaxial Stabilization of a Pyrochlore Interface between Weyl Semimetal and Spin Ice, Nano Lett. 2025, 25, 3, 966–972
  3. Liu, X., Kim, JW., Wang, Y. et al. Chiral spin-liquid-like state in pyrochlore iridate thin films. Nat Commun 15, 10348 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54655-7

  Presenters

  • Jak Chakhalian

    • Rutgers University

  Authors

  • Jak Chakhalian

    • Rutgers University

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• Emergent correlated topological phases in Weyl semimetal/spin ice pyrochlore heterostructures

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Publication: [1] Tsung-Chi Wu, et al. "Electronic anisotropy and rotational symmetry breaking at a Weyl semimetal/spin ice
  interface." Science Advances, 11(24):eadr6202, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Tsung-Chi Wu

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Tsung-Chi Wu

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Yueqing Chang

    • Rutgers University

  • Angkun Wu

    • University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Michael Terilli

    • Rutgers University

  • Fangdi Wen

    • Rutgers University

  • Mikhail Kareev

    • Rutgers University

  • Eun Sang Choi

  • David Graf

    • Florida State University

  • Qinghua Zhang

  • Lin Gu

  • Zhentao Wang

    • Zhejiang University

  • Jedediah Pixley

    • Rutgers University

  • Jak Chakhalian

    • Rutgers University

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• Invited Talk

  Invited · Invited · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Evan Smith

    • McMaster University

  Authors

  • Evan Smith

    • McMaster University

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