A research group from University of Tsukuba has discovered that fluctuations of electron spins in magnetic materials trigger a large anomalous Hall effect during phase transition known as the devil’s staircase magnetic transition. A research group from University of Tsukuba has discovered that fluctuations of electron spins in magnetic materials trigger a large anomalous Hall effect during phase transition known as the devil’s staircase magnetic transition. Condensed Matter Quantum Physics Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories