Strain Engineering of Altermagnetic Symmetry in Epitaxial RuO$_2$ Films
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| author | Forte, Johnathas D. S. Jeong, Seung Gyo Santhosh, Anand Lee, Seungjun Jalan, Bharat Low, Tony |
| author_facet | Forte, Johnathas D. S. Jeong, Seung Gyo Santhosh, Anand Lee, Seungjun Jalan, Bharat Low, Tony |
| contents | The magnetic ground state of RuO$_2$ has been under intense debate. Using first-principles calculations, we show that compressive strain along [001] direction stabilizes an altermagnetic phase in RuO$_2$ thin films grown on (100) and (110) TiO$_2$ substrates. We further identify that compressive strain enhances the density of states near the Fermi level, resulting in a Fermi surface instability and the emergence of altermagnetism. The magnitude of strain and the associated increase in the density of states can be tuned by varying the film thickness, as systematically confirmed by x-ray diffraction and photoemission spectroscopy measurements. Symmetry analysis further reveals that (100) RuO$_2$ hosts an ideal altermagnetic order, whereas broken symmetry in (110) films leads to an uncompensated ferrimagnetic state. Finally, we discuss the effects of Hubbard $U$ parameters and evaluate the realistic tunneling magnetoresistance of (100) RuO$_2$. |
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| spellingShingle | Strain Engineering of Altermagnetic Symmetry in Epitaxial RuO$_2$ Films Forte, Johnathas D. S. Jeong, Seung Gyo Santhosh, Anand Lee, Seungjun Jalan, Bharat Low, Tony Materials Science The magnetic ground state of RuO$_2$ has been under intense debate. Using first-principles calculations, we show that compressive strain along [001] direction stabilizes an altermagnetic phase in RuO$_2$ thin films grown on (100) and (110) TiO$_2$ substrates. We further identify that compressive strain enhances the density of states near the Fermi level, resulting in a Fermi surface instability and the emergence of altermagnetism. The magnitude of strain and the associated increase in the density of states can be tuned by varying the film thickness, as systematically confirmed by x-ray diffraction and photoemission spectroscopy measurements. Symmetry analysis further reveals that (100) RuO$_2$ hosts an ideal altermagnetic order, whereas broken symmetry in (110) films leads to an uncompensated ferrimagnetic state. Finally, we discuss the effects of Hubbard $U$ parameters and evaluate the realistic tunneling magnetoresistance of (100) RuO$_2$. |
| title | Strain Engineering of Altermagnetic Symmetry in Epitaxial RuO$_2$ Films |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26581 |