Color symmetry and altermagneticlike spin textures in noncollinear antiferromagnets
Abstract:
We present a formalism based on colour symmetry to analyse the momentum-space spin textures of non-collinear antiferromagnets. We show that, out of the spin textures allowed by the magnetic point group, . We demonstrate this approach in the case of three complex, non-collinear magnets, Mn3Ir(Ge,Si), Pb2MnO4 and Mn3GaN. For Mn3GaN, we also show that the predictions of colour-symmetry analysis are consistent with density functional theory calculations performed on the same system both with and without spin-orbit coupling.Unconventional Magnetism, Sliding Ferroelectricity, and Magneto-Optical Kerr Effects in a Multiferroic Bilayer
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Photo-induced chirality in a nonchiral crystal
Abstract:
Chirality, a pervasive form of symmetry, is intimately connected to the physical properties of solids, as well as the chemical and biological activity of molecular systems. However, inducing chirality in a nonchiral material is challenging because this requires that all mirrors and all roto-inversions be simultaneously broken. Here, we show that chirality of either handedness can be induced in the nonchiral piezoelectric material boron phosphate (BPO4) by irradiation with terahertz pulses. Resonant excitation of either one of two orthogonal, degenerate vibrational modes determines the sign of the induced chiral order parameter. The optical activity of the photo-induced phases is comparable to the static value of prototypical chiral 伪-quartz. Our findings offer new prospects for the control of out-of-equilibrium quantum phenomena in complex materials.