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Unconventional Altermagnetism in Quasicrystals: A Hyperspatial Projective Construction

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-05-07 v3

Abstract

Altermagnetism, a novel magnetic phase characterized by symmetry-protected, momentum-dependent spin splitting and collinear compensated magnetic moments, has thus far been explored primarily in periodic crystals. In this Letter, we extend the concept of altermagnetism to quasicrystals -- aperiodic systems with long-range order and noncrystallographic rotational symmetries. Using a hyperspatial projection framework, we construct decorated Ammann-Beenker and Penrose quasicrystalline lattices with inequivalent sublattices and investigate a Hubbard model with anisotropic hopping. We demonstrate that interaction-induced N\'eel order on such lattices gives rise to alternating spin-polarized spectral functions that reflect the underlying quasicrystalline symmetry, revealing the emergence of unconventional gg-wave (octagonal) and hh-wave (decagonal) altermagnetism. Our symmetry analysis and low-energy effective theory further reveal unconventional altermagnetic spin splitting, which is compatible with quasicrystalline rotational symmetry. Our work shows that quasicrystals provide a fertile ground for realizing unconventional altermagnetic phases beyond crystallographic constraints, offering a platform for novel magnetisms and transport phenomena unique to quasiperiodic systems.

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@article{arxiv.2508.01564,
  title  = {Unconventional Altermagnetism in Quasicrystals: A Hyperspatial Projective Construction},
  author = {Yiming Li and Mingxiang Pan and Jun Leng and Yuxiao Chen and Huaqing Huang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.01564},
  year   = {2026}
}

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33 pages, 23 figures