Water vapor (H2O) is one of the brightest molecular emitters after carbon monoxide (CO) in galaxies with high infrared (IR) luminosity, allowing us to investigate the warm and dense phase of the interstellar medium (ISM) where star formation occurs. However, due to the complexity of its radiative spectrum, H2O is not frequently exploited as an ISM tracer in distant galaxies. Therefore, H2O studies of the warm and dense gas at high-
Owing to their overall low energy scales, flexible molecular architectures, and ease of chemical substitution, molecule-based multiferroics are extraordinarily responsive to external stimuli and exhibit remarkably rich phase diagrams. Even so, the stability and microscopic properties of various magnetic states in close proximity to quantum critical points are highly under-explored in these materials. Inspired by these opportunities, we combined pulsed-field magnetization, first-principles calculations, and numerical simulations to reveal the magnetic field–temperature (
- Award ID(s):
- 1707846
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10154249
- Publisher / Repository:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- npj Quantum Materials
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 2397-4648
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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