We have studied the magnetic response of itinerant spin ice, by applying the cluster dynamical mean field theory (CDMFT) to the Ising Kondo lattice model on a pyrochlore lattice. As a result, we found a characteristic interplay between magnetization curve and spin ice correlation developed at low temperatures. The magnetization develops a kink-like structure at the 2/3 of its saturation value, reminiscent of kagome ice plateau. Accompanied with the magnetization process, the monopole density shows nonmonotonic magnetic field dependence with a clear minimum, reflecting a subtle energetics of spin configurations. The spin ice correlation also affects the transport properties of the system, and brings about negative magnetoresistivity with its slope strongly dependent on the magnitude of spin ice correlation. We discuss these behaviors in comparison with the magnetic response observed in Pr 2 Ir 2 O 7.
Fine structure of the spectra of the Kondo lattice model: Two-site cellular dynamical mean-field theory study
