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Finite-momentum Cooper pairing is an unconventional form of superconductivity that is widely believed to require finite magnetization. Altermagnetism is an emerging magnetic phase with highly anisotropic spin-splitting of specific…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-03-01 Song-Bo Zhang , Lun-Hui Hu , Titus Neupert

Storing and accessing information in atomic-scale magnets requires magnetic imaging techniques with single-atom resolution. Here, we show simultaneous detection of the spin-polarization and exchange force, with or without the flow of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-16 Nadine Hauptmann , Jan W. Gerritsen , Daniel Wegner , Alexander A. Khajetoorians

Altermagnets, characterized by zero net magnetization and momentum-dependent spin splitting, have recently garnered significant attention due to their potential applications in a variety of fields. Here, we propose a symmetry-engineering…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Dong Liu , Sike Zeng , Ji-Hai Liao , Yu-Jun Zhao

We propose the sublattice currents as a feasible route to odd-parity altermagnetism (ALM), where nonrelativistic collinear spin splitting occurs in the bands as an odd function of momentum. In contrast to previously classified ALMs, the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-16 Yu-Ping Lin , Marc Vila

Altermagnetism, recently spotlighted in condensed matter physics, presents captivating physical properties and holds promise for spintronics applications. This study delves into the theoretical description and categorization of…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-08-06 Sike Zeng , Yu-Jun Zhao

In altermagnets, time-reversal symmetry breaking spin-polarizes electronic states, while total magnetization remains zero. In addition, at altermagnetic surfaces Rashba-spin orbit coupling is activated due to broken inversion symmetry,…

The emergence of altermagnetism, the collinear magnetic phase characterized by momentum-dependent spin-split bands but zero net magnetization, has fundamentally reshaped the classification of magnetic order. We propose an altermagnetic (AM)…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-21 Sougata Biswas , Achintyaa , Paramita Dutta

Altermagnetism simultaneously possesses nonrelativistic spin responses and zero net magnetization, thus combining advantages of ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. This superiority originates from its unique dual feature, i.e.,…

In the band theory of ferromagnetism there is a relative shift in the position of majority and minority spin bands due to the self-consistent field due to opposite spin electrons. In the simplest realization, the Stoner model, the majority…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-31 J. E. Hirsch

Altermagnets represent a promising class of magnetic materials owing to their distinctive spin-split band structures in the absence of net magnetization. Here, we present a first-principles investigation of altermagnetism in magnetically…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-07 Ezra Day-Roberts , Huan Wu , Onur Erten , A. S Botana

Magnetic order typically emerges due to the short-range exchange interaction between the constituent electronic spins. Recent discoveries have found a crucial role for spin-phonon coupling in various phenomena from optical ultrafast…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-16 Petros Andreas Pantazopoulos , Johannes Feist , Francisco J. García-Vidal , Akashdeep Kamra

Altermagnets break a combination of time-reversal and rotational symmetries without generating a net magnetization. As such, the order parameter of $d$-wave altermagnets has the same symmetry as magnetic multipoles, and couples to the…

Current-induced spin generations are of significant importance for electrically controllable magnetization. Due to symmetry constraints, linear spin generation is absent in centrosymmetric magnets and nonlinear contributions become crucial.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-26 Jie Zhang , Ruijing Fang , Zhichao Zhou , Xiao Li

$\alpha$-MnTe, an $A$-type collinear antiferromagnet, has recently attracted significant attention due to its pronounced spin splitting despite having net zero magnetization, a phenomenon unique for a new class of magnetism dubbed…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-03-12 Koichiro Takahashi , Hong-Fei Huang , Jie-Xiang Yu , Jiadong Zang

Mutual interactions in many-body systems bring about a variety of exotic phases, among which liquid-like states failing to order due to frustration are of keen interest. Recently, an organic system with an anisotropic triangular lattice of…

Altermagnets are an emerging class of collinear magnets with momentum-dependent spin splitting and zero net magnetization. These materials can be broadly classified into two categories based on the behavior of spin splitting at…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-27 Dongling Liu , Zheng-Yang Zhuang , Di Zhu , Zhigang Wu , Zhongbo Yan

The non-relativistic spin-splitting (NRSS) of electronic bands in "altermagnets" has sparked renewed interest in antiferromagnets (AFMs) that have no net magnetization. However, altermagnets with collinear and compensated magnetism are not…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-12-31 Lin-Ding Yuan , Alexandru B. Georgescu , James M. Rondinelli

Altermagnetism, a new collinear magnetic state, has gained significant attention in the last few years, and the underlying mechanisms driving this quantum phase are still evolving. Going beyond the group theoretical analyses, which focus on…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-06-30 Arijit Mandal , Arindom Das , B. R. K. Nanda

Altermagnets are an emerging class of collinear antiferromagnets that exhibit unconventional spin-polarised electronic bands, potentially unlocking new functionalities that do not rely on spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Experimental signatures…

Altermagnetic (AM) materials exhibit non-relativistic, momentum-dependent spin-split states, ushering in new opportunities for spin electronic devices. While the characteristics of spin-splitting have been documented within the framework of…

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