Prototypes of nonrelativistic spin splitting and polarization in symmetry-broken antiferromagnets

Sep 1, 2025·
Xiuwen Zhang
,
Jia-Xin Xiong
Linding Yuan
Linding Yuan
,
Alex Zunger
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Abstract
Calssification of the full landscape of non-relativistic spin splitting and spin polarisation in collinear antiferromagnets according to their crystallographic plus magnetic symmetries, producing a finite set of prototypes that capture every possible momentum-resolved spin texture. The classification becomes a screening rule for the discovery of new spin-split and hidden-polarised antiferromagnets.
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Physical Review X 15, 031076 (2025)
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Non-Relativistic Spin Splitting Antiferromagents Symmetry High-Throughput
Linding Yuan
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Linding Yuan

I develop predictive theories of condensed matter materials and propose them for experimentalists to make. My work pairs first-principles calculations with symmetry analysis to discover new classes of materials with interesting electronic and magnetic properties. Specific material class of interests include semicondcutors and ferroic materials. My recent interest extends to integrating these methods into agentic workflows to accelerate materials discovery.

I moved to Evanston in May 2023 to join the Rondinelli Group at Northwestern University as a research associate.