The Daily Bulletin

Arjun Pathak, assistant professor of physics, published the peer-reviewed scientific article “Origins of Magnetic Memory and Strong Exchange Bias Bordering Magnetic Compensation in Mixed-Lanthanide Systems” in the American Physical Society’s journal Physical Review Materials, 6, 044413. This work was in collaboration with Ames Laboratory, a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Pathak was also responsible for the conceptualization and design of the project. The article reports how one can control and manipulate the interactions between heavy and light lanthanide metals and, therefore, design novel materials and unique magnetic functionalities for energy application. This article has been selected by the editors of Physical Review Materials as an “Editors’ Suggestion.” This special appreciation is given only to a small number of papers that the editors and referees find of particular interest, importance, and clarity. Editors’ Suggestion papers, when published, also feature prominently on the American Physical Society journals website with an image and summary “teaser.”