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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Artificial spin ice (ASI) systems are nanoscale magnet arrays exhibiting geometric frustration.
  • Dipolar interactions in ASI can lead to emergent magnetic monopole excitations.
  • Controlling these excitations is key for advanced magnetic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate control over magnetic monopole currents in square ASI.
  • To investigate the effect of localized fields on monopole nucleation and transport.
  • To enable tailored state transitions and directional magnetic charge transport.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Monte Carlo simulations to model ASI behavior.
  • Introduced a row of control nanomagnets positioned perpendicular to the ASI lattice.
  • Analyzed the influence of localized fields from control elements on monopole dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Localized fields from control nanomagnets can suppress or promote monopole nucleation.
  • Monopole currents were steered across the lattice with chosen polarity.
  • Control fields were shown to guide state transitions, sometimes opposing the global in-plane field.

Conclusions:

  • A strategy for manipulating collective behaviors in ASI via localized fields was developed.
  • This approach offers precise control over magnetic monopole currents.
  • Potential applications include magnetic memory, reservoir computing, and reconfigurable logic devices.