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The control of magnetic properties by means of an electric field is an important aspect in magnetism and magnetoelectronics. We here utilize magnetoelastic coupling in ferromagnetic/piezoelectric hybrids to realize a voltage control of…

Non-reciprocal charge transport that is strongly associated with the structural or magnetic chirality of the quantum materials system is one of the most exotic properties of condensed matter physics. Here, using magnetic alloys film…

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Kagome materials exhibit unique electronic properties, such as the quantum anomalous Hall effect. The control of Chern numbers is critical for quantum device manipulation, but existing research has mainly focused on collinear magnetization…

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Scalar spin chirality (SSC) drives a series of topological transports in noncoplanar magnets. However, the ordering temperature of magnet hosting intrinsic SSC order is typically below 100 K. Current approaches to achieve near room…

A simple mechanism of controllable switching of magnetic vortex chirality is proposed. We consider curvilinear magnetic nanoshells of spherical geometry whose ground state is a vortex magnetization distribution. Chirality of this magnetic…

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The non-collinear spin configurations cause many nontrivial phenomena related to the Berry phase. They are described by the vector spin chirality $\chi_{ij} ={\bf S}_i\times{\bf S}_j$ or scalar spin chirality $\chi_{ijk}=({\bf S}_i \times…

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Magnetic vortices are characterized by the senses of in-plane magnetization chirality and by the polarity of the vortex core. The electrical control of vortex polarity and chirality is highly demanded not only for fundamental understanding…

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Noncoplanar magnetic states with a scalar spin chirality have been intensively studied in condensed matter physics, since they exhibit fascinating physical phenomena. We theoretically propose the generation of such noncoplanar magnetic…

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Chirality or the handedness of objects is of prime importance in life science, biology, chemistry and physics. It is also a major symmetry ingredient in frustrated magnets revealing spin-spiral ground states. Vector chiral phases, with the…

While antiferromagnetic magnons in two-dimensional (2D) materials hold immense promise for high-frequency spintronics, achieving their efficient active control remains a critical challenge. Here, we propose a universal mechanism for the…

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We theoretically propose a realization of a nonlinear nonreciprocal transport in antiferromagnets without relying on the relativistic spin-orbit coupling. Through the symmetry and microscopic model analyses, we show that a local spin scalar…

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Polar textures have attracted significant attention in recent years as a promising analog to spin-based textures in ferromagnets. Here, using optical second harmonic generation based circular dichroism, we demonstrate deterministic and…

Magnetism typically arises from the joint effect of Fermi statistics and repulsive Coulomb interactions, which favors ground states with non-zero electron spin. As a result, controlling spin magnetism with electric fields---a longstanding…

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…

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Controlling quantum matter with light offers a promising route to dynamically tune its many-body properties, ranging from band topology to superconductivity. However, achieving such optical control for strongly correlated electron systems…

Altermagnets host intrinsically chirality-splitting spin waves, which offer an ideal platform for chirality-based computing with low energy consumption and fast dynamics. However, achieving precise and efficient control over spin-wave…

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Topological chiral antiferromagnets, such as Mn$_{3}$Sn, are emerging as promising materials for next-generation spintronic devices due to their intrinsic transport properties linked to exotic magnetic configurations. Here, we demonstrate…