Beyond Conventional Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism: A Phase with Nonrelativistic Spin and Crystal Rotation Symmetry
Libor Šmejkal, Jairo Sinova, T. Jungwirth
Abstract
Magnetic phases are traditionally ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic. An analysis of spin symmetries reveals a third phase, dubbed altermagnetism, that opens new fronts in magnetism and spintronics research.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsCondensed matter physicsSpintronicsMagnetizationMagnetismSpin engineeringSpin (aerodynamics)Spin polarizationQuantum mechanicsFerromagnetismMagnetic fieldElectronThermodynamicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics