Magnon scattering and transduction in Coulomb-coupled quantum Hall ferromagnets

The magnetization field of a quantum Hall ferromagnet (QHFM) can host a variety of spin textures, including skyrmions and magnons. When projected into the lowest Landau level with $ν= 1$ filling, the topological (Pontryagin) charge density of the magnetization field is proportional to the electric charge density, allowing for long-range spin-spin interactions. Inspired by recent experimental developments that enable all-electrical generation and detection of magnons, in this work we theoretically demonstrate two phenomena that can occur due to Coulomb interactions that are unique to QHFMs: magnons can scatter off of point charges at a distance, and skyrmions can act as transmitters and receivers for magnons to be transduced between separate layers of a bilayer QHFM. The latter Coulomb-mediated spin drag effect occurs at arbitrary distance and could facilitate long-range magnonics, such as detection of spin waves for future experiments in 2D materials.

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Physical review. B./Physical review. B
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2026-02-12
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https://doi.org/10.1103/2p4w-mdcj
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Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Magnon scattering and transduction in Coulomb-coupled quantum Hall ferromagnets

Matthew S. Foster, Deepak Iyer, Alexander Canright
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Magnon scattering and transduction in Coulomb-coupled quantum Hall ferromagnets

Matthew S. Foster, Deepak Iyer, Alexander Canright
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Abstract

The magnetization field of a quantum Hall ferromagnet (QHFM) can host a variety of spin textures, including skyrmions and magnons. When projected into the lowest Landau level with $ν= 1$ filling, the topological (Pontryagin) charge density of the magnetization field is proportional to the electric charge density, allowing for long-range spin-spin interactions. Inspired by recent experimental developments that enable all-electrical generation and detection of magnons, in this work we theoretically demonstrate two phenomena that can occur due to Coulomb interactions that are unique to QHFMs: magnons can scatter off of point charges at a distance, and skyrmions can act as transmitters and receivers for magnons to be transduced between separate layers of a bilayer QHFM. The latter Coulomb-mediated spin drag effect occurs at arbitrary distance and could facilitate long-range magnonics, such as detection of spin waves for future experiments in 2D materials.

Physical review. B./Physical review. BVol. 113(12)
Bucknell University (US), Rice University (US)
National Science Foundation, Rice University
Openalex Percentile: Top 98%
Topological Materials and Phenomena
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