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The interplay between unconventional magnetism and band topology in two-dimensional materials has emerged as an important theme in condensed matter physics. Here, we present first-principles calculations that reveal the coexistence of…

Altermagnets -- newly identified collinear antiferromagnets -- carry zero net moment with non-relativistic, spin-polarized bands, distilling the best of ferromagnets and antiferromagnets into a single spintronic platform. Shrunking to the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-04-14 Sike Zeng , Dong Liu , Hongjie Peng , Chang-Chun He , Xiao-Bao Yang , Yu-Jun Zhao

We show that edge states similar to those known for topological insulators exist in two-dimensional electron system with one-band spectrum in the presence of heterogeneous spin-orbit interaction (SOI). These states appear at boundaries…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-11-17 Aleksei A. Sukhanov , Vladimir A. Sablikov

We study the spin excitation spectra and the dynamical exchange coupling between iron adatoms on a Bi bilayer nanoribbon. We show that the topological character of the edge states is preserved in the presence of the magnetic adatoms.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-08-02 M. Costa , M. Buongiorno Nardelli , A. Fazzio , A. T. Costa

Altermagnets exhibit characteristics akin to antiferromagnets, with spin-split anisotropic bands in momentum space. RuO$_2$ has been considered as a prototype altermagnet; however, recent reports have questioned altermagnetic ground state…

We propose a Chern insulator in a two-dimensional electron system with Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling, ferromagnetism, and spin-dependent effective mass. The analytically-obtained topological phase diagrams show the topological phase…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-10 Rui-An Chang , Ching-Ray Chang

In this review, we present recent theoretical developments on spin transport phenomena probed by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) modulation in two-dimensional systems coupled to magnetic materials. We first address FMR linewidth enhancements…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-28 Yuya Ominato , Masaki Yama , Ai Yamakage , Mamoru Matsuo , Takeo Kato

Altermagnets (AMs) are a recently identified class of unconventional collinear compensated antiferromagnets that exhibit momentum-dependent spin splitting despite having zero net magnetization. This unconventional magnetic order gives rise…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-24 Bo Zhao , Fu Li , Wei Ren , Hao Wang , Hongbin Zhang

We investigate the metal-insulator transition occurring in two-dimensional (2D) systems of noninteracting atoms in the presence of artificial spin-orbit interactions and a spatially correlated disorder generated by laser speckles. Based on…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-05-23 Giuliano Orso

We demonstrate a tunable Dirac-Weyl semimetal phase in two dimensions, realized by introducing in-plane d-wave altermagnetism into a Dirac system. This phase hosts both a central Dirac point and momentumseparated Weyl points connected by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Lizhou Liu , Qing-Feng Sun , Ying-Tao Zhang

The presence of spin-orbit coupling drives the anomalous magnetotransport at oxide interfaces and forms the basis for numerous intriguing properties of these 2D electron systems, such as topologically protected phases or anti-localization.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-02-28 Patrick Seiler , Jone Zabaleta , Robin Wanke , Jochen Mannhart , Thilo Kopp , Daniel Braak

We study the suppression of the conductance quantization in quantum spin Hall systems by a combined effect of electronic interactions and edge disorder, that is ubiquitous in exfoliated and CVD grown 2D materials. We show that the interplay…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-16 Leandro R. F. Lima , Caio Lewenkopf

In situ control of spin-orbit coupling in coherent transport using a clean GaAs/AlGaAs 2DEG is realized, leading to a gate-tunable crossover from weak localization to antilocalization. The necessary theory of 2D magnetotransport in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. B. Miller , D. M. Zumbuhl , C. M. Marcus , Y. B. Lyanda-Geller , D. Goldhaber-Gordon , K. Campman , A. C. Gossard

There has been considerable debate on the onset of exotic spin phenomena in quantum wires due to enhanced many-body effects caused by the one-dimensional (1D) alignment of charge carriers. We explain various observed spin effects, such as a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-17 Alfredo X. Sánchez , Jean-Pierre Leburton

Engineering magnetic anisotropy in two-dimensional systems has enormous scientific and technological implications. The uniaxial anisotropy universally exhibited by two-dimensional magnets has only two stable spin directions, demanding 180…

Altermagnetism has attracted considerable interest, yet its associated spintronic phenomena have so far been largely confined to electronic systems. In this work, we uncover a universal symmetry-based strategy for realizing topological…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-30 Bo Yuan , Yingxi Bai , Ying Dai , Baibiao Huang , Chengwang Niu

The synergy of ferroicity with altermagnetism offers a novel platform for designing multifunctional altermagnetic-spintronic device technology. In this work, we propose a mechanism to achieve nonvolatile electrical manipulation of spin and…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-12 Rui Peng , Guangxu Su , Yangyang Fan , Jiaan Li , Fanxin Liu , Yee Sin Ang

Here, we explore the role of inherent altermagnetic topology in transverse transport phenomena (such as crystal/anomalous Hall, Nernst, and thermal Hall effects) in several famous altermagnets, including tetragonal…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-11 Xiuxian Yang , Xiaodong Zhou , Jingming Shi , Shifeng Qian , Xiaotian Wang , Wenhong Wang , Yinwei Li

The interplay among quantum degrees of freedom-spin, orbital and momentum-has emerged as a fertile ground for realizing magnetic quantum states with transformative potential for electronic and spintronic technologies. Prominent examples…