Spin current generation controlled by the Néel state in a compensated ferrimagnet
Compensated ferrimagnets, which break sublattice and time-reversal symmetries in the ground state, exhibit an isotropic ferromagnet-like spin splitting despite a vanishing net magnetization, in contrast to altermagnets with momentum-dependent spin splitting. We investigate how isotropic spin splitting manifests in spin transport by analyzing the spin Seebeck effect and spin pumping in a junction between a compensated ferrimagnet and a normal metal. We show that compensated ferrimagnets generate a sizable spin Seebeck signal, with a sign that can be reversed by switching between the two Néel states. Furthermore, we demonstrate that spin pumping exhibits a Néel-state-dependent resonance splitting, which is absent in conventional antiferromagnets. These results identify spin pumping as a natural readout mechanism for compensated ferrimagnets and establish them as promising magnetization-free building blocks for spintronic memory devices.
Authors
- Takahiro Misawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6799-6672)
- Mamoru Matsuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1303-7614)
- Xing-Hao Lee
- Takeo Kato
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2026-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/52g1-n617
- Primary Topic
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00