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Strain tuning of vestigial three-state Potts nematicity in a correlated antiferromagnet

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Nature Physics, Published online: 10 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02653-3

Correlated materials can show nematicity, but the nematic state usually exhibits even-fold rotational symmetry. Now, a correlated antiferromagnet is shown to host a three-state Potts vestigial nematicity that can be controlled by external strain.