Published May 13, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-Hermitian spin dynamics in a coupled ferrimagnetic system

  • 1. School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 2. School of Integrated Circuit, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, 2201, China

Description

The interplay of non-Hermitian (NH) spin dynamics in coupled ferromagnetic (FM) systems has unveiled intriguing phenomena, notably the manifestation of FM-antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase transitions at exceptional points (EPs). Extending beyond traditional FM media, ferrimagnetic (FiM) media combine the advantages of AFM and FM systems, displaying distinct attributes especially at the angular momentum composition (AMC) point, xAMC. This study explores the profound influence of FiM composition on the NH spin dynamics of a coupled FiM system. At xAMC, the spin dynamics depicted by the Néel vector demonstrates a parity-time (PT) symmetry, exhibiting power-law frequency splitting concerning external perturbations at the EP with a fixed power of 1/2. However, deviation from xAMC leads to partial converging of eigenfrequency branches at the EP owing to the uncompensated angular momentum, displaying power-law frequency splitting with varied powers, akin to an effective coupled RLC circuit with capacitance influenced by frequency variations. This investigation opens a unique avenue in the area of PT symmetry in magnetic NH systems, unraveling the nuanced behaviors of coupled FiM configurations.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.109.184426;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100012166; 10.13039/501100001809; 10.13039/501100005408;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review B
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
18
Journal Page Range
8 pgs.
ISSN
1550-235X

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Copyright
©2024 American Physical Society
Contract/Grant/Project number
2022YFE0103300; 2022YFB4401700; 12104301
Notes
These authors contributed equally to this work.; Contact Email: Corresponding author: zhuzhf@shanghaitech.edu.cn; Contact Email: Corresponding author: yue-zhang@hust.edu.cn; Record automatically processed
Funding organization
National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China; University of Electronic Science and Technology of China