Interaction-Driven Altermagnetic Magnon Chiral Splitting

Nonrelativistic magnon chiral splitting in altermagnets has garnered significant recent attention. In this Letter, we demonstrate that nonlinear three-wave mixing-where magnons split or coalesce-extends this phenomenon into unprecedented relativistic regimes. Employing a bilayer antiferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions, we identify three distinct classes of chiral splitting, each dictated by specific symmetries, such as C_{4}T, σ_{v}T, or their combination. This reveals a novel bosonic mechanism for symmetry-protected chiral splitting, capitalizing on the unique ability of magnons to violate particle-number conservation, a feature absent in low-energy fermionic systems. Our findings pave the way for engineering altermagnetic splitting, with potential applications in advanced magnonic devices and deeper insights into magnon dynamics in complex magnetic systems.

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Physical Review Letters
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2026-01-26
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https://doi.org/10.1103/v867-h742
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Magnetic properties of thin films
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Interaction-Driven Altermagnetic Magnon Chiral Splitting

K. J. Chang, Peng Zhang, Yan Peng, Tianci Gong, Anonymous, Ying Su, Jie Liu
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Abstract

Nonrelativistic magnon chiral splitting in altermagnets has garnered significant recent attention. In this Letter, we demonstrate that nonlinear three-wave mixing-where magnons split or coalesce-extends this phenomenon into unprecedented relativistic regimes. Employing a bilayer antiferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions, we identify three distinct classes of chiral splitting, each dictated by specific symmetries, such as C_{4}T, σ_{v}T, or their combination. This reveals a novel bosonic mechanism for symmetry-protected chiral splitting, capitalizing on the unique ability of magnons to violate particle-number conservation, a feature absent in low-energy fermionic systems. Our findings pave the way for engineering altermagnetic splitting, with potential applications in advanced magnonic devices and deeper insights into magnon dynamics in complex magnetic systems.

Physical Review LettersVol. 136(8)
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN), Zhejiang University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 74%
Magnetic properties of thin films
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