Two-dimensional antiferromagnets with non-relativistic spin splitting switchable by electric polarization
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| author | Mavani, Himanshu Huang, Kai Samanta, Kartik Tsymbal, Evgeny Y. |
| author_facet | Mavani, Himanshu Huang, Kai Samanta, Kartik Tsymbal, Evgeny Y. |
| contents | Spin-split antiferromagnets have significance for antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics due to their momentum dependent spin polarization which can be exploited for the control and detection of the AFM order parameter. Here, we explore the polar-layer stacking of AFM-ordered bilayers driving the emergence of reversable electric polarization and non-relativistic spin splitting (NRSS) of their band structure. Based on the spin-space group approach, we identify several representative two-dimensional AFM materials which exhibit different types of NRSS when stacked into a polar bilayer. We demonstrate that NRSS can have both altermagnetic and non-altermagnetic origins and elucidate symmetry requirements for NRSS to be switchable by electric polarization. We argue that the electric polarization switching of NRSS in polar AFM bilayers may be more practical for device applications than the current-induced Néel vector switching. |
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| spellingShingle | Two-dimensional antiferromagnets with non-relativistic spin splitting switchable by electric polarization Mavani, Himanshu Huang, Kai Samanta, Kartik Tsymbal, Evgeny Y. Materials Science Other Condensed Matter Spin-split antiferromagnets have significance for antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics due to their momentum dependent spin polarization which can be exploited for the control and detection of the AFM order parameter. Here, we explore the polar-layer stacking of AFM-ordered bilayers driving the emergence of reversable electric polarization and non-relativistic spin splitting (NRSS) of their band structure. Based on the spin-space group approach, we identify several representative two-dimensional AFM materials which exhibit different types of NRSS when stacked into a polar bilayer. We demonstrate that NRSS can have both altermagnetic and non-altermagnetic origins and elucidate symmetry requirements for NRSS to be switchable by electric polarization. We argue that the electric polarization switching of NRSS in polar AFM bilayers may be more practical for device applications than the current-induced Néel vector switching. |
| title | Two-dimensional antiferromagnets with non-relativistic spin splitting switchable by electric polarization |
| topic | Materials Science Other Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09877 |