Electrically controlled spin-splitting and asymmetric tunnel magnetoresistance in anti-altermagnets
Abstract
Anti-altermagnets (AAMs) are a recently identified class of layered magnetic materials where opposite spin-splitting in adjacent layers creates a globally spin-degenerate band structure, rendering conventional spectroscopic detection highly difficult. In this paper, we theoretically demonstrate an all-electrical method to manipulate and probe this hidden magnetic order using a dual-gated transport junction. By applying a perpendicular displacement field, we break the spatial inversion symmetry of the lattice, explicitly lifting the global spin degeneracy. We attach ferromagnetic (FM) leads on either side of the AAM. Using quantum transport calculations, we show that this gate-induced spin-splitting manifests as a strongly asymmetric tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) as a function of the lead magnetization. We identify specific crystallographic orientations where the TMR retains its symmetry despite the fully split bands, a direct consequence of exact momentum-space compensation. We further reveal that Rashba spin-orbit coupling guarantees robust, highly directional transport asymmetries even in the absence of an explicit chemical potential mismatch between the layers. Our findings establish a clear, electrically tunable framework for exploiting AAMs in next-generation spintronic architectures.
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BibTeX
@misc{soori2026electrically,
title = {{Electrically controlled spin-splitting and asymmetric tunnel magnetoresistance in anti-altermagnets}},
author = {Abhiram Soori},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.31006},
eprint = {2609.31006},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31006},
note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Electrically controlled spin-splitting and asymmetric tunnel magnetoresistance in anti-altermagnets
AU - Abhiram Soori
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/25
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.31006
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31006
AB - Anti-altermagnets (AAMs) are a recently identified class of layered magnetic materials where opposite spin-splitting in adjacent layers creates a globally spin-degenerate band structure, rendering conventional spectroscopic detection highly difficult. In this paper, we theoretically demonstrate an all-electrical method to manipulate and probe this hidden magnetic order using a dual-gated transport junction. By applying a perpendicular displacement field, we break the spatial inversion symmetry of the lattice, explicitly lifting the global spin degeneracy. We attach ferromagnetic (FM) leads on either side of the AAM. Using quantum transport calculations, we show that this gate-induced spin-splitting manifests as a strongly asymmetric tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) as a function of the lead magnetization. We identify specific crystallographic orientations where the TMR retains its symmetry despite the fully split bands, a direct consequence of exact momentum-space compensation. We further reveal that Rashba spin-orbit coupling guarantees robust, highly directional transport asymmetries even in the absence of an explicit chemical potential mismatch between the layers. Our findings establish a clear, electrically tunable framework for exploiting AAMs in next-generation spintronic architectures.
ER -