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Giant perpendicular Edelstein polarization in 2D compensated magnets via bichromatic Floquet driving

Materials Science 2026-06-30 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics

Abstract

While unconventional pp-wave magnets can generate nonrelativistic Edelstein polarizations, spin-group symmetries strictly forbid these responses in unconventional magnets with higher-order harmonics, such as dd-wave altermagnets. Here, we demonstrate that combining Rashba spin-orbit coupling with bichromatic Floquet driving activates giant perpendicular Edelstein polarizations (PEPs) across 2D altermagnets and broader classes of unconventional spin-polarized magnets -- a feat monochromatic driving cannot achieve. By dynamically breaking two-fold rotational symmetry, the two-frequency drive (including bilinear, bicircular, and circular-linear configurations) induces a stray-field-free in-plane Zeeman-like field that generates orbitally dominated PEPs (0.5--1.5 μB\mu_{\rm B}). This massive response is governed by universal selection rules tied to the system's magnetic parity and the second beam's harmonics. These emergent PEPs provide a powerful mechanism for perpendicular memory writing.

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@article{arxiv.2606.31867,
  title  = {Giant perpendicular Edelstein polarization in 2D compensated magnets via bichromatic Floquet driving},
  author = {Mohsen Yarmohammadi and Daegeun Jo and Marco Berritta and Libor Šmejkal and James K. Freericks and Peter M. Oppeneer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.31867},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages (9 + 8), 4 figures, 1 table