Artificial spin ice systems on single edge length tilings

Abstract

Artificial spin ices (ASIs) are decorations of single domain nanomagnets on geometric lattices allowing for study of magnetic interactions on easily varied lattice geometries. We extend the study of ASIs on single rhomb tilings by simulating an ASI with the aperiodic hexagonal $H_{\frac{1}{2}\frac{1}{2}}$ tiling as the base structure, and the periodic dice lattice for additional comparison. Using a point dipole metropolis Monte Carlo approach, we cool our arrays of nanoislands to form a low energy configuration, assessing individual vertex excitations as identified through complementary micromagnetic simulations. Using the energy and charge landscape of final spin states, we propose a potential ground state spin configuration for the aperiodic system.

14 Pages, 9 figures, submitted to Acta Crystallographica A as part of a collection of articles from ICQ16. Uploaded for community feedback