Magnon-dislon hybridization in magnetic insulators

Abstract

Spin dynamics in ordered magnets with topological lattice defects is investigated. Using fracton--elasticity duality, we develop an effective field theory of magnons coupled to quantized lattice dislocations (dislons) in magnetic insulators. Within this framework, an elastic gauge field mediates a nonlocal interaction between dislocations and magnetization gradients. The resulting magnetoelastic coupling gives rise to coherent magnon-dislon hybridization whose properties are dictated by dislocation topology. Screw dislocations exhibit helicity-selective hybridization and symmetry-protected dark dislon sectors, while edge dislocations generate anisotropic hybrid excitations with finite spin-precession ellipticity through the glide constraint. Our results establish dislocations as dynamical topological defects with directly observable polarization fingerprints in magnon spectra, and reveal magnon-dislon hybridization as a new route to control spin dynamics.

5 pages, supplemental material and 3 figures