Edwards, L.Lane, H.Wallington, F.Arevalo-Lopez, A. M.Songvilay, M.Pachoud, E.Niedermayer, ChTucker, G.Manuel, P.Paulsen, C.Lhotel, E.Attfield, J. P.Giblin, S. R.Stock, C.2020-12-042020-12-042020-12-042020-11-2010.1103/PhysRevB.102.195136https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/173878WOS:000591182700001alpha-CoV2O6 consists of j(eff) = 1/2 Ising to investigate the magnetic periodicity in the vicinity of these plateaus. We find these steps to be characterized by metastable and spatially short-range (xi similar to 10 angstrom) magnetic correlations with antiphase boundaries defining a local periodicity of <(T) over cap (2)> = up arrow down arrow to <(T) over cap (3)> = up arrow up arrow down arrow and <boolean AND T-4 > = up arrow up arrow down arrow down arrow or up arrow up arrow up arrow down arrow spin arrangements. This shows the presence of spatially short range and metastable/hysteretic, commensurate magnetism in Ising magnetization steps.Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed MatterMaterials SciencePhysicstext::journal::journal article::research article