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.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2026-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.1103/52g1-n617
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Magnetic properties of thin films
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Spin current generation controlled by the Néel state in a compensated ferrimagnet

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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Spin current generation controlled by the Néel state in a compensated ferrimagnet

Takahiro Misawa, Mamoru Matsuo, Xing-Hao Lee, Takeo Kato
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Abstract

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.

Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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Magnetic properties of thin films
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