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Spin chains enter their heavy-metal phase

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Chains of localized spins coexist with conduction electrons in Ti4MnBi2, enabling studies of how the collective physics of one-dimensional magnets is modified in metals.

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Fig. 1: Structure of Ti4MnBi2.

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