Transport theory and spin-transfer physics in d-wave altermagnets

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Hauptverfasser: Zarzuela, Ricardo, Jaeschke-Ubiergo, Rodrigo, Gomonay, Olena, Šmejkal, Libor, Sinova, Jairo
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author Zarzuela, Ricardo
Jaeschke-Ubiergo, Rodrigo
Gomonay, Olena
Šmejkal, Libor
Sinova, Jairo
author_facet Zarzuela, Ricardo
Jaeschke-Ubiergo, Rodrigo
Gomonay, Olena
Šmejkal, Libor
Sinova, Jairo
contents We develop a mesoscale transport theory for the charge and spin degrees of freedom of itinerant carriers in a $d$-wave altermagnet. Our effective Lagrangian description is built upon the slave-boson formulation of the microscopic $t-J$ model. We obtain a spin-polarized diffusive contribution to the effective Hamiltonian, with no counterpart in conventional antiferromagnetism and parametrized by the spin splitting, that is responsible for the so-called spin-splitter effect in $d$-wave altermagnets. We also elucidate the spin-transfer response of the itinerant fluid as well as the spin pumping into the altermagnet, which show previously unidentified combinations of the charge current and spatial partial derivatives (namely, {$j_{x}^{e}$,$\partial_{y}$} and {$j_{y}^{e}$,$\partial_{x}$}). The emergent spin-transfer physics in $d$-wave altermagnets opens up new possibilities for the dynamics of spin textures, such as the domain-wall motion driven by transverse charge currents. We also consider the effect of elastic distortions in the aforementioned transport properties.
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spellingShingle Transport theory and spin-transfer physics in d-wave altermagnets
Zarzuela, Ricardo
Jaeschke-Ubiergo, Rodrigo
Gomonay, Olena
Šmejkal, Libor
Sinova, Jairo
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We develop a mesoscale transport theory for the charge and spin degrees of freedom of itinerant carriers in a $d$-wave altermagnet. Our effective Lagrangian description is built upon the slave-boson formulation of the microscopic $t-J$ model. We obtain a spin-polarized diffusive contribution to the effective Hamiltonian, with no counterpart in conventional antiferromagnetism and parametrized by the spin splitting, that is responsible for the so-called spin-splitter effect in $d$-wave altermagnets. We also elucidate the spin-transfer response of the itinerant fluid as well as the spin pumping into the altermagnet, which show previously unidentified combinations of the charge current and spatial partial derivatives (namely, {$j_{x}^{e}$,$\partial_{y}$} and {$j_{y}^{e}$,$\partial_{x}$}). The emergent spin-transfer physics in $d$-wave altermagnets opens up new possibilities for the dynamics of spin textures, such as the domain-wall motion driven by transverse charge currents. We also consider the effect of elastic distortions in the aforementioned transport properties.
title Transport theory and spin-transfer physics in d-wave altermagnets
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13763