Altermagnetic Metal–Organic Frameworks
- 1Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
Abstract
Altermagnetism has recently emerged as a new class of spin compensated magnetic materials that exhibit momentum dependent spin splitting despite having zero net magnetization. The origin of these electronic signatures lies in symmetry operations that connect opposite spin sublattices while allowing spin splitting in momentum space. While most candidate materials identified so far belong to inorganic crystals with fixed lattice symmetries, the realization of altermagnetism ultimately requires platforms in which magnetic symmetry can be deliberately engineered. In this Perspective, we discuss how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provide a unique chemical platform to address this challenge. We first place altermagnetism in the broader context of magnetic and electronically active metal-organic networks, highlighting how reticular chemistry enables precise control over lattice geometry, dimensionality and electronic structure. We then discuss how these features position framework materials as promising candidates for realizing altermagnetism and highlight the key challenges that must be addressed to translate theoretical proposals into experimentally accessible systems. Finally, we outline emerging directions for realizing and controlling altermagnetism in coordination framework materials, which emerge as a versatile and powerful platform for exploring new paradigms in spintronics.
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BibTeX
@article{lopezalcala2026altermagnetic,
title = {{Altermagnetic Metal–Organic Frameworks}},
author = {Diego López‐Alcalá and Andrei Shumilin and José J. Baldoví},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
year = {2026},
month = jun,
doi = {10.1021/jacs.6c06455},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c06455},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Altermagnetic Metal–Organic Frameworks
AU - Diego López‐Alcalá
AU - Andrei Shumilin
AU - José J. Baldoví
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/06/23
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
DO - 10.1021/jacs.6c06455
UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c06455
AB - Altermagnetism has recently emerged as a new class of spin compensated magnetic materials that exhibit momentum dependent spin splitting despite having zero net magnetization. The origin of these electronic signatures lies in symmetry operations that connect opposite spin sublattices while allowing spin splitting in momentum space. While most candidate materials identified so far belong to inorganic crystals with fixed lattice symmetries, the realization of altermagnetism ultimately requires platforms in which magnetic symmetry can be deliberately engineered. In this Perspective, we discuss how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provide a unique chemical platform to address this challenge. We first place altermagnetism in the broader context of magnetic and electronically active metal-organic networks, highlighting how reticular chemistry enables precise control over lattice geometry, dimensionality and electronic structure. We then discuss how these features position framework materials as promising candidates for realizing altermagnetism and highlight the key challenges that must be addressed to translate theoretical proposals into experimentally accessible systems. Finally, we outline emerging directions for realizing and controlling altermagnetism in coordination framework materials, which emerge as a versatile and powerful platform for exploring new paradigms in spintronics.
SN - 0002-7863
SN - 1520-5126
SN - 1943-2984
ER -