Altermagnetism: Exploring New Frontiers in Magnetism and Spintronics
Altermagnetism: Exploring New Frontiers in Magnetism and Spintronics
Recent developments have introduced a groundbreaking form of collinear magnetism known as "altermagnetism". This emerging magnetic phase is characterized by robust time-reversal symmetry breaking, antiparallel magnetic order, and alternating spin-splitting band structures, yet it exhibits vanishing net magnetization constrained by symmetry. Altermagnetism uniquely integrates traits previously considered mutually exclusive to …