Altermagnetism and Strain Induced Altermagnetic Transition in Cairo Pentagonal Monolayer

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Main Authors: Li, Shuyi, Zhang, Yu, Bahri, Adrian, Zhang, Xiaoliang, Jia, Chunjing
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Published: 2024
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author Li, Shuyi
Zhang, Yu
Bahri, Adrian
Zhang, Xiaoliang
Jia, Chunjing
author_facet Li, Shuyi
Zhang, Yu
Bahri, Adrian
Zhang, Xiaoliang
Jia, Chunjing
contents Altermagnetism, a recently discovered class of magnetic order characterized by vanishing net magnetization and spin-splitting band structures, has garnered significant research attention. In this work, we introduce a novel two-dimensional system that exhibits $g$-wave altermagnetism and undergoes a strain-induced transition from $g$-wave to $d$-wave altermagnetism. This system can be realized in an unconventional monolayer Cairo pentagonal lattice, for which we present a realistic tight-binding model that incorporates both magnetic and non-magnetic sites. Furthermore, we demonstrate that non-trivial band topology can emerge in this system by breaking the symmetry that protects the spin-polarized nodal points. Finally, \emph{ab initio} calculations on several candidate materials, such as FeS$_2$ and Nb$_2$FeB$_2$, which exhibit symmetry consistent with the proposed tight-binding Hamiltonian, are also presented. These findings open new avenues for exploring spintronic devices based on altermagnetic systems.
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spellingShingle Altermagnetism and Strain Induced Altermagnetic Transition in Cairo Pentagonal Monolayer
Li, Shuyi
Zhang, Yu
Bahri, Adrian
Zhang, Xiaoliang
Jia, Chunjing
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Altermagnetism, a recently discovered class of magnetic order characterized by vanishing net magnetization and spin-splitting band structures, has garnered significant research attention. In this work, we introduce a novel two-dimensional system that exhibits $g$-wave altermagnetism and undergoes a strain-induced transition from $g$-wave to $d$-wave altermagnetism. This system can be realized in an unconventional monolayer Cairo pentagonal lattice, for which we present a realistic tight-binding model that incorporates both magnetic and non-magnetic sites. Furthermore, we demonstrate that non-trivial band topology can emerge in this system by breaking the symmetry that protects the spin-polarized nodal points. Finally, \emph{ab initio} calculations on several candidate materials, such as FeS$_2$ and Nb$_2$FeB$_2$, which exhibit symmetry consistent with the proposed tight-binding Hamiltonian, are also presented. These findings open new avenues for exploring spintronic devices based on altermagnetic systems.
title Altermagnetism and Strain Induced Altermagnetic Transition in Cairo Pentagonal Monolayer
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16857