New Insights into New Type of Magnetism

Recent NATURE article, published by Gunther Springholz and group

Fig. 1: Illustration of weak and strong altermagnetic LKSD
Fig. 1: Illustration of weak and strong altermagnetic LKSD

Altermagnetic lifting of Kramers spin degeneracy, opens an external URL in a new window, Nature 626, 517-522 (2024)

J. Krempaský, L. Šmejkal, S. W. D’Souza, M. HajlaouiG. Springholz, K. Uhlířová, F. Alarab, P. C. Constantinou, V. Strocov, D. Usanov, W. R. Pudelko, R. González-Hernández, A. Birk Hellenes, Z. Jansa, H. Reichlová, Z. Šobáň, R. D. Gonzalez Betancourt, P. Wadley, J. Sinova, D. Kriegner, J. Minár, J. H. Dil & T. Jungwirt

Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of a new type of magnetism, called altermagnetism.

"The experimental discovery of this new branch of magnetism is reported in Nature and signifies new fundamental physics, with major implications for spintronics." (phys.org, News, 14.02.2024, opens an external URL in a new window)