Chiral Altermagnetic Magnetoelectrics

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Main Authors: Xie, Chengwu, Meng, Weizhen, Guo, Zhenzhou, Zhou, Xiaodong, Qian, Shifeng, Yang, Tie, Wang, Wenhong, Cheng, Zhenxiang, Wang, Xiaotian
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Published: 2025
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author Xie, Chengwu
Meng, Weizhen
Guo, Zhenzhou
Zhou, Xiaodong
Qian, Shifeng
Yang, Tie
Wang, Wenhong
Cheng, Zhenxiang
Wang, Xiaotian
author_facet Xie, Chengwu
Meng, Weizhen
Guo, Zhenzhou
Zhou, Xiaodong
Qian, Shifeng
Yang, Tie
Wang, Wenhong
Cheng, Zhenxiang
Wang, Xiaotian
contents In this work, we introduce a new class of chiral altermagnetic magnetoelectrics in structurally chiral, nonpolar altermagnetic systems and identify the experimentally well-characterized three-dimensional metal-organic framework K[Co(HCOO)$_3$] as a promising material platform. K[Co(HCOO)$_3$] exhibits chirality-locked \emph{g}-wave altermagnetic spin splitting together with dual-mode switchable electric polarization controlled by Néel-vector reorientation and structural chirality. Specifically, Néel-vector reorientation generates a finite electric polarization and reverses its sign, whereas chirality switching between left- and right-handed enantiomers produces an additional sign reversal. The associated electronic and optical responses provide effective readout channels for these switchable states. Our results establish chiral altermagnetic magnetoelectrics as a promising route to chirality- and Néel-vector-controlled nonvolatile multifunctional spintronics.
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spellingShingle Chiral Altermagnetic Magnetoelectrics
Xie, Chengwu
Meng, Weizhen
Guo, Zhenzhou
Zhou, Xiaodong
Qian, Shifeng
Yang, Tie
Wang, Wenhong
Cheng, Zhenxiang
Wang, Xiaotian
Materials Science
In this work, we introduce a new class of chiral altermagnetic magnetoelectrics in structurally chiral, nonpolar altermagnetic systems and identify the experimentally well-characterized three-dimensional metal-organic framework K[Co(HCOO)$_3$] as a promising material platform. K[Co(HCOO)$_3$] exhibits chirality-locked \emph{g}-wave altermagnetic spin splitting together with dual-mode switchable electric polarization controlled by Néel-vector reorientation and structural chirality. Specifically, Néel-vector reorientation generates a finite electric polarization and reverses its sign, whereas chirality switching between left- and right-handed enantiomers produces an additional sign reversal. The associated electronic and optical responses provide effective readout channels for these switchable states. Our results establish chiral altermagnetic magnetoelectrics as a promising route to chirality- and Néel-vector-controlled nonvolatile multifunctional spintronics.
title Chiral Altermagnetic Magnetoelectrics
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12770