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Spin ordering-induced fully-compensated ferrimagnetism

Materials Science 2025-07-16 v1

Abstract

Fully-compensated ferrimagnets exhibit zero net magnetic moment yet display non-relativistic global spin splitting, making them highly advantageous for constructing high-performance spintronic devices. The general strategy is to break the inversion symmetry of conventional antiferromagnets or the rotational/mirror symmetry of altermagnets to achieve fully-compensated ferrimagnets. Here, we propose to induce fully-compensated ferrimagnetism by engineering the spin ordering rather than modifying the lattice structure. Bilayer stacking engineering offers a convenient platform to verify our proposal and readily enables switching between two distinct electronic states by tuning the Neˊel\mathrm{N\acute{e}el} vector of one layer. By the first-principles calculations, a bilayer system is constructed with monolayer Cr2C2S6\mathrm{Cr_2C_2S_6} as the elementary building block to corroborate our proposal. This strategy can also be extended to inducing altermagnetism via spin ordering engineering. Our work offers an alternative route to realize non-relativistic spin splitting in zero-net-magnetization magnets, paving the way for the advancement and construction of low-power spintronic device.

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@article{arxiv.2507.10848,
  title  = {Spin ordering-induced fully-compensated ferrimagnetism},
  author = {San-Dong Guo and Shaobo Chen and Guangzhao Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.10848},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures

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