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  "abstract": "Electric generation of magnetization is a focus of condensed matter research, and has recently been advanced into the nonlinear regime. However, due to the nonlocal nature of orbital magnetism, how to properly formulate nonlinear current-induced orbital magnetization remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we develop the proper theory for this effect. This is based on the microscopic derivation of field-corrected orbital magnetic moment of a Bloch electron, a critical missing piece in the present theory. We show that the quantum geometric origin of this phenomenon lies in both the anomalous orbital polarizability and the Berry-connection polarizability, which often provide competing contributions. Combining our theory with first-principles calculations, we predict significant, experimentally accessible nonlinear orbital magnetization generated in strained bilayer graphene, monolayer 1T' $\\mathrm{MoS_2}$ and $\\mathrm{MoTe_2}$. Remarkably, nonlinear orbital magnetization can dominate over its spin counterpart in materials with topological band features, irrespective of the spin-orbit coupling strength.",
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      "name": "Xue-Jin Zhang"
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      "name": "Yue-Xin Huang"
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      "name": "Wei Du"
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    {
      "name": "Xiaolong Feng"
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    {
      "name": "Shen Lai"
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    {
      "name": "Cong Xiao"
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    {
      "name": "Qian Niu"
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    {
      "name": "Shengyuan A. Yang"
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2608.28231",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.28231",
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  "published": "2026-08-28",
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  "title": "Quantum Geometric Origin of Nonlinear Current Induced Orbital Magnetization",
  "title_text": "Quantum Geometric Origin of Nonlinear Current Induced Orbital Magnetization",
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