Anisotropic spin dynamics in antiferromagnets with a nonrelativistic spin splitting
arXiv:2410.21608 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.110.L180403
Abstract
Antiferromagnets (AFM) with a nonrelativistic spin splitting (NSS) of electronic bands expand the range of spin-dependent phenomena and their applications. A crucial understanding for both of them pertains to the inherent spin dynamics. We demonstrate that the -wave NSS gives rise to extremely anisotropic spin dynamics of carriers driven by the relaxation induced by motional narrowing. In contrast to the no relaxation of the spin polarization along the Neel vector, the dynamics of perpendicular spin components greatly varies from a long relaxation for a weak NSS to the fast-decaying oscillations for a strong NSS, a regime relevant to AFM with the -wave NSS. The extreme anisotropy of the spin relaxation is transformed by the external magnetic field, which triggers the relaxation of the parallel spin component and also suppresses all the relaxation rates at larger magnitudes. The predicted spin dynamics of the -wave NSS, known also from altermagnets, can be used as their experimental fingerprints and guide future applications.
7 pages, 4 figures
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