“Color-Tripole Ice” as a Conceptual Generalization of “Spin Ice”
Figure 2
The first two-dimensional model of color-tripole ice. (a) A color-tripole-crystal state constructed using configuration (a) in Figure 1 only. (b) A green/blue swap line introduced in the crystal state of (a) (marked by a dashed rectangle). (c) A red/blue swap line introduced in the crystal state of (a). (d) A red/green swap line introduced in the crystal state of (a). (e) A type-I rightward-pointing Y-intersection of three color swap lines, one of each kind. (f) A type-I leftward-pointing Y-intersection of three color swap lines, one of each kind.
