Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
October 02, 2026
October 02, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
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Ytterbium manganese dibismuthide, or YbMnBi2, is a magnetic compound that Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai and his team found can enter an unusual state: a magnetic liquid crystal. In a recent study published in Physical Review X, the researchers heated YbMnBi2 until its norma . . .
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Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
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Ytterbium manganese dibismuthide, or YbMnBi2, is a magnetic compound that Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai and his team found can enter an unusual state: a magnetic liquid crystal. In a recent study published in Physical Review X, the researchers heated YbMnBi2 until its norma . . .