Spin Hall and Edelstein effects in chiral non-collinear altermagnets

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Beitragende

  • Mengli Hu - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Oleg Janson - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Claudia Felser - , Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe (Autor:in)
  • Paul McClarty - , Université Paris-Saclay (Autor:in)
  • Jeroen van den Brink - , Exzellenzcluster ctd.qmat: Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, Professur für Festkörpertheorie (gB/IFW), Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Maia G. Vergniory - , Université de Sherbrooke, Donostia International Physics Center (Autor:in)

Abstract

Altermagnets are a newly discovered class of magnetic phases that combine the spin polarization behavior of ferromagnetic band structures with the vanishing net magnetization characteristic of antiferromagnets. Initially proposed for collinear magnets, the concept has since been extended to include certain non-collinear structures. A recent development in Landau theory for collinear altermagnets incorporates spin-space symmetries, providing a robust framework for identifying this class of materials. Here, we expand on that theory to identify altermagnetic multipolar order parameters in non-collinear chiral materials. We demonstrate that the interplay between non-collinear altermagnetism and chirality allows for spatially odd multipole components, leading to non-trivial spin textures on Fermi surfaces and unexpected transport phenomena, even in the absence of SOC. This makes such chiral altermagnets fundamentally different from the well-known SOC-driven Rashba-Edelstein and spin Hall effects used in 2D spintronics. Choosing the chiral topological magnetic material Mn3IrSi as a case study, we apply toy models and first-principles calculations to predict experimental signatures, such as large spin Hall and Edelstein effects, that have not been previously observed in altermagnets. These findings pave the way for a new realm of spintronics applications based on the spin-transport properties of chiral altermagnets.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer8529
FachzeitschriftNature communications
Jahrgang16
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 26 Sept. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 41006319