Uncovering spin-orbit coupling-independent hidden spin polarization of energy bands in antiferromagnets

Abstract Many textbook physical effects in crystals are enabled by some specific symmetries. In contrast to such ‘apparent effects’, ‘hidden effect X’ refers to the general condition where the nominal global system symmetry would disallow the effect X, whereas the symmetry of local sectors within th...

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Main Authors: Lin-Ding Yuan, Xiuwen Zhang, Carlos Mera Acosta, Alex Zunger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40877-8