Three-dimensional mapping of the altermagnetic spin splitting in CrSb

作者：Guowei Yang, Zhanghuan Li, Yang Sai, Jiyuan Li, H.Q. Zheng, Weifan Zhu, Ze Pan, Yonggang Xu, Yifu Xu, Saizheng Cao, Wenxuan Zhao, Anupam Jana, Jiawen Zhang, Mao Ye, Yu Song, Lun‐Hui Hu, Lexian Yang, Jun Fujii, I. Vobornik, M. Shi, Huiqiu Yuan, Yongjun Zhang, Yang Liu, Yuanfeng Xu, Yang Liu · 发表于：Nature Communications · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1038/s41467-025-56647-7 · 被引用次数：145 · 研究领域：Magnetic properties of thin films、Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials、Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

Abstract Altermagnetism, a kind of collinear magnetism that is characterized by a momentum-dependent band and spin splitting without net magnetization, has recently attracted considerable interest. Finding altermagnetic materials with large splitting near the Fermi level necessarily requires three-dimensional k -space mapping. While this is crucial for spintronic applications and emergent phenomena, it remains challenging. Here, using synchrotron-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), spin-resolved ARPES and model calculations, we uncover a large altermagnetic splitting, up to ~1.0 eV, near the Fermi level in CrSb. We verify its bulk-type g -wave altermagnetism through systematic three-dimensional k -space mapping, which unambiguously reveals the altermagnetic symmetry and associated nodal planes. Spin-resolved ARPES measurements further verify the spin polarizations of the split bands near Fermi level. Tight-binding model analysis indicates that the large altermagnetic splitting arises from strong third-nearest-neighbor hopping mediated by Sb ions. The large band/spin splitting near Fermi level in metallic CrSb, together with its high T N (up to 705 K) and simple spin configuration, paves the way for exploring emergent phenomena and spintronic applications based on altermagnets.