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Breakthrough in 2D Magnetism Could Revolutionize Technology

3/5/2026

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Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin confirmed a 1970s model of two-dimensional magnetism by cooling an atom-thin material, nickel phosphorus trisulfide (NiPS3).
The study, published in Nature Materials, observed the Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless (BKT) phase and a six-state clock ordered phase.
The findings could enable advancements in ultracompact technologies.
The team aims to stabilize these magnetic phases at higher temperatures.
They suggest that other two-dimensional materials may exhibit similar behaviors.

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Story summary

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin confirmed a 1970s model of two-dimensional magnetism by cooling an atom-thin material, nickel phosphorus trisulfide (NiPS3).
The study, published in Nature Materials, observed the Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless (BKT) phase and a six-state clock ordered phase.
The findings could enable advancements in ultracompact technologies.
The team aims to stabilize these magnetic phases at higher temperatures.
They suggest that other two-dimensional materials may exhibit similar behaviors.