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View SchemaClassification and design of two-dimensional altermagnets
| Authors | Sike Zeng, Dong Liu, Hongjie Peng, Chang-Chun He, Xiao-Bao Yang, Yu-Jun Zhao |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.10183vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10183 |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
Altermagnets -- newly identified collinear antiferromagnets -- carry zero net moment with non-relativistic, spin-polarized bands, distilling the best of ferromagnets and antiferromagnets into a single spintronic platform. Shrunking to the two-dimensional limit, they inherit the tunability of two-dimensional crystals while adding symmetry-protected spin splitting, a combination now driving intense experimental interest. Here, we review the symmetry classification of two-dimensional altermagnets based on spin-group theory and survey the growing list of candidate materials, emphasizing those with large spin splitting for experimental realization. We then examine strategies for engineering two-dimensional altermagnetism. This Review aims to consolidate theoretically proposed candidate materials and realization strategies for two-dimensional altermagnets, providing insights for future experimental efforts in this emerging field.
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