Spin-Density-Driven Hybrid Spin Splitting in Collinear Compensated Magnets

Nonrelativistic spin splitting in collinear compensated magnets is constrained by spin-group symmetry, with distinct alternating and Zeeman-type splitting typically associated with altermagnets and fully compensated ferrimagnets, respectively. From a spin-density perspective, we propose a class of hybrid compensated magnets in which alternating-like and Zeeman-type spin splitting coexist within a single collinear compensated state. Using a minimal two-sector model, we demonstrate that this coexistence arises from competition between directional sublattice dispersion and the sector-dependent energy biases arising from the same structural inequivalence. First-principles calculations provide a proof of concept in a crossed bilayer of unequal-width Janus graphene nanoribbons, where the structurally inequivalent ribbons retain approximately symmetry-related spin-density distributions. The valence and conduction sectors support direction-selective spin transport and energy-selective spin-polarized states, respectively. These results connect the spatial organization of spin density with the electronic response to structural inequivalence, providing a design principle for hybrid spin splitting in compensated magnets.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.04617
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Magnetic properties of thin films
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Spin-Density-Driven Hybrid Spin Splitting in Collinear Compensated Magnets

Haifeng Lv, Peibo Xu, Yixuan Che, Yuxuan Li et al.
arXiv (Cornell University)
Magnetic properties of thin films
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Spin-Density-Driven Hybrid Spin Splitting in Collinear Compensated Magnets

Haifeng Lv, Peibo Xu, Yixuan Che, Yuxuan Li, Jinlong Yang, Xiaojun Wu
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Abstract

Nonrelativistic spin splitting in collinear compensated magnets is constrained by spin-group symmetry, with distinct alternating and Zeeman-type splitting typically associated with altermagnets and fully compensated ferrimagnets, respectively. From a spin-density perspective, we propose a class of hybrid compensated magnets in which alternating-like and Zeeman-type spin splitting coexist within a single collinear compensated state. Using a minimal two-sector model, we demonstrate that this coexistence arises from competition between directional sublattice dispersion and the sector-dependent energy biases arising from the same structural inequivalence. First-principles calculations provide a proof of concept in a crossed bilayer of unequal-width Janus graphene nanoribbons, where the structurally inequivalent ribbons retain approximately symmetry-related spin-density distributions. The valence and conduction sectors support direction-selective spin transport and energy-selective spin-polarized states, respectively. These results connect the spatial organization of spin density with the electronic response to structural inequivalence, providing a design principle for hybrid spin splitting in compensated magnets.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Magnetic properties of thin films
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