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Altermagnetic multiferroics and altermagnetoelectric effect
Libor ˇ Smejkal 1 , 2, 3
arXiv:2411.19928v1 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] 29 Nov 2024
1 Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany 2 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany 3 Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnická 10, 162 00, Praha 6, Czech Republic
Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnick´a 10, 162 00, Praha 6, Czech Republic
(Dated: December 2, 2024)
Magnetoelectric multiferroics are highly sought after for applications in low-power electronics and
for advancing fundamental research, including axion insulators and dark matter detection. However,
achieving a combination of ferroic spin and electric orders, along with their controllable switching,
remains a significant challenge in conventional ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Here, we present
first-principles evidence that time-reversal symmetry-breaking altermagnetic spin polarization with
relatively high critical temperatures can emerge in ferroelectrics BaCuF 4 (T N ∼ 275K) and
Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 (T N ∼ 110K). Furthermore, we classify all possible altermagnetic polar spin groups,
revealing altermagnetism in a collinear phase of BiFeO 3 . We also propose an altermagnetoelectric
effect, a nonrelativistic cross-coupling between altermagnetic spin polarization and ferroelectric
polarization, mediated by a rotation of nonmagnetic polyhedra in the lattice structure. Our findings
suggest an alternative pathway towards high-temperature magnetoelectric multiferroicity and the
electric field control of altermagnetic order parameters.
The magnetoelectric multiferroics, where electric
fields induce magnetic order and vice versa, generated
surge of renewed interest in past decades [1–3] while
remarkably its possible existence has been conjectured
already in works by Pierre Curie[4] and Landau and
Lifshitz[5]. Ferroic orders describe spontaneously ordered
phases, such as ferromagnetism or ferroelectricity,
which can be reoriented by a conjugate magnetic
or electric field. Multiferroics exhibit multiple
ferroic properties simultaneously, while magnetoelectrics
showcase coupling between magnetic and electric fields.
From a symmetry perspective, ferromagnetism occurs
in materials with ferromagnetic point groups, while
ferroelectricity is found in crystals with polar point
groups. Although some polar point groups are
compatible with ferromagnetism, the conditions required
for the coexistence of ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism
are often mutually contradictory [1]. Ferroelectric
order typically arises from an electric dipole moment
generated by Coulomb forces between displaced cations
and anions within a polar crystal structure. However,
as Coulomb forces are screened in metals, ferroelectricity
prefers an insulating band structure and, consequently,
fully filled electron shells. In contrast, ferromagnetism
relies on unpaired electron spins, which is inherently
favored in metallic, partially filled bands. This
fundamental contraindication spurred renewed efforts
since two decades ago to explore alternative pathways
to achieve multiferroicity [1–3].
Previously considered alternative mechanisms for
achieving multiferroicity include composite multiferroics,
single-phase multisublattice multiferroics - where one
sublattice generates ferroelectricity and the other
magnetism — and antiferromagnetic multiferroics where
ferroelectricity is induced geometrically or by a
noncollinear magnetism [1–3]. While antiferromagnets
are compatible with insulating electronic structure,
antiferromagnetic order parameters lacking spin order
in electronic structure couple only weakly to external
fields[1–3, 7].
The family of magnetic materials has recently
been expanded to include altermagnets by delineating
altermagnets as an exclusively distinct spin-symmetry
class of collinear magnets[6, 8]. Altermagnets were
revealed by a classificaiton based on spin group theory
which employs pairs of (generally distinct) operations
in spin and crystallogrpahic space[6]. Altermagnetism
spontaneously breaks spin-rotational and half of
the parent crystallographic symmetries while these
crystallographic operations combined with spin-rotation
are symmetries of altermagnets [6]. This unique
spin group structure gives rise to a characteristic
alternating and time-reversal symmetry breaking spin
polarization in both direct (coordinate) and reciprocal
(momentum) space[6, 9, 10], forming d-, g-, or i-wave
patterns with 2, 4, or 6 spin-degenerate nodal surfaces
[6, 11]. These properties are rooted in the specific
interplay of exchange interaction and crystal potential[9]
and demonstrate a ferroic character distinct from
conventional ferromagnets and antiferromagnets[12–14].
While numerous favorable characteristics of altermagnets
have been already discussed in literature[11, 15], a
conjugate field has not yet been identified that would
strongly couple and thus enable an efficient control of
the altermagnetic order. This motivates us to explore
the interplay of altermagnetism with ferroelectricity.
In this Letter, we theoretically demonstrate the
presence of altermagnetic spin polarization in
ferroelectric polar materials and derive all possible
altermagnetic polar spin groups. Additionally, we
propose the altermagnetoelectric effect—a cross-coupling
phenomenon between even-parity altermagnetic spin
2
(d)
(0,-π,π) Γ (0,π,π)
E
n
e
r
g
y
SOC-off
SOC-y
1
0
0
m
e
V
z
y
x
+ M z
+ P S , + D y z , + M y
(b)
(c)
(a)
SOC-x
FIG. 1. Ferroic altermagnetic order on polar crystal
structure. (a) Section of nonmagnetic high symmetric
centrosymmetric crystal BaCuF 4 (Cu atoms marked in black,
Ba grey, and F atoms occupie the corners of blue shaded
octahedra). (b) Nonrelativistic ferroic altermagnetic D y z σ y -
wave order generated by a geometric rotation of light-
blue octahedra and antiferroic magnetic ordering on the
Cu sublattices (see Fig. 3 for details). (c) Alermagnetism
with additional relativistic spin-orbit coupling induced
magnetization M z . (d) Electronic band structure calculated
without spin-orbit coupling, with spin-orbit coupling and
moments along (001)-axis, and with spin-orbit coupling along
(010)-axis.
polarization and odd-parity ferroelectric polarization.
We show that the altermagnetoelectric coupling can
microscopically originate from polyhedral rotations,
illustrating that the same polyhedral distortions
responsible for the so called geometric ferroelectricity
can also generate altermagnetism. Using first-principles
calculations, we confirm d-wave altermagnetic spin-
splitting magnitudes of 25–200 meV in geometric
ferroelectrics BaCuF 4 [ 7] and Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 [ 16] across
various electronic structure energy regions. Our
symmetry analysis identifies around two dozen candidate
materials for altermagnetic multiferroics (see the full list
in Supplementary information (SI)), including BiFeO 3 ,
one of the most extensively studied multiferroics[1, 17].
Altermagnetism in ferroelectric polar crystal. – We
begin by demonstrating altermagnetic spin polarization
and spin splitting in polar crystal structures that
are either known or theoretically proposed to host
ferroelectricity. Fig. 1(a) shows the nonmagnetic, highly
symmetric parent crystal structure of the geometric
ferroelectric BaCuF 4 [7, 18]. This structure exhibits
a centrosymmetric point group, mmm . In contrast,
Fig. 1(b) presents the polar crystal structure with the
point group mm 2, produced by rotations of the fluorine
octahedra around the smaller Cu cation. These rotations
also induce a ferroelectric shift of the Ba anions, allowing
spontaneous electric polarization along the z -direction
[7]. Next, we examine the energy hierarchy of symmetry
breaking in the electronic structure of BaCuF 4 with
antiparallel (antiferromagnetic) ordering on the two Cu
sublattices in the unit cell. We identify the spin point
group symmetry of this magnetic state as 2 m 1 m 2 2.
This symmetry indicates the presence of a D y z σ y , e.g.
D y z -wave altermagnetic magnetization density that is
ferroically ordered on the Cu sublattices with spin
polarisation σ y , as shown in Fig. 1(b,c). Remarkably, the
altermagnetic density originates from the same geometric
octahedral rotations responsible for ferroelectricity[7].
The generation of the altermagentic spin polarisation by
rotated octahedra is similar to altermagentic mechanism
in rutile structures[9] and MnTe[6]. Our nonrelativistic
calculations (see Methods and Ref. [7]) confirm the
presence of D y z σ y altermagnetic order, as evidenced by
the nonrelativistic altermagnetic spin splitting displayed
in Fig. 1(d) (top, marked SOC-off). Around the Γ-point,
this splitting exhibits a d-wave form, k y k z σ y .
When spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is included in our
calculations, the spin point group symmetry is further
reduced to a magnetic point group, which depends on
the orientation of the N´eel vector. For the N´eel vector
aligned along the x -axis, we obtain the magnetic point
group mm 2, which forbids a weak ferromagnetic moment.
In stark contrast, when the N´eel vector is aligned
along the y -axis (the easy axis[7]), the magnetic point
group becomes m ′ m ′ 2, allowing an additional relativistic
weak magnetization along the z -direction ( M z ), as
schematically illustrated in Fig. 1(c). The effects of these
symmetry breakings on the electronic band structure are
captured in Fig. 1(d). Introducing SOC removes effective
nonrelativistic mirror symmetry (due to spin-only group
structure of collinear magnets[6]) in the band structure
along two perpendicular directions in momentum space.
This symmetry breaking results in weakly different
electronic dispersions along these directions, as shown
in Fig. 1(d) (middle, marked SOC-x). Furthermore,
when the N´eel vector aligns with the y -axis, the weak
ferromagnetic moment introduces a ferromagnetic-like
spin splitting at the Γ-point, confirmed in our band
dispersion calculations in Fig. 1(d) (bottom, marked
SOC-y).
Altermagnetoelectric effect. – The shared origin of
altermagnetism and ferroelectricity in geometric motif
rotations suggests a strong cross-coupling between these
two orderings. This hypothesis is confirmed by our first-
principles calculations, summarized in Fig. 2. A positive
clockwise rotation of the fluorine octahedra (Fig. 2a)
generates a positive ferroelectric polarization [7] as well
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(a)
(c)
(b)
(0,-π,π) Γ (0,π,π)
E
n
e
r
g
y
(0,-π,π) Γ (0,π,π)
E
n
e
r
g
y
1
0
0
m
e
V
+ P z , + D y z σ y − P z ,− D y z σ y
(c) (d)
FIG. 2. Altermagnetoelectric effect. (a) Clockwise
rotation of the blue-shaded octahedra generates a positive
ferroelectric polarization and ferroic altermagnetic order on
the Cu sublattices. (b) Density functional theory (DFT)
calculated nonrelativistic altermagnetic spin splitting for the
state described in (a). (c) Counterclockwise rotation of
the blue-shaded octahedra reverses both the ferroelectric
polarization and the ferroic altermagnetic order. (d) The
reversal of the altermagnetic order is confirmed by the sign
change of the corresponding spin splitting in the electronic
structure calculated for the state in (c).
as a positive altermagnetic spin polarization, as shown in
Fig. 2b. Reversing the sense of the octahedral rotation
to counterclockwise is known to reverse the sign of the
ferroelectric polarization[7], as indicated in Fig. 2c. Our
first-principles electronic structure calculations reveal
that this reversal also flips the sign of the altermagnetic
spin polarization, as shown in Fig. 2d. Thus, the signs
of the ferroelectric polarization and the altermagnetic
spin polarization are closely linked, with a change in the
sign of one resulting in a corresponding change in the
other. We term this cross-coupling of ferroic orders the
altermagnetoelectric effect .
Notably, unlike previously proposed relativistic
couplings between weak ferromagnetic moments and
ferroelectricity in BaCuF 4 [ 7], the altermagnetoelectric
effect described here originates from nonrelativistic
exchange interactions. Specifically, in this geometric
ferroelectric, the altermagnetoelectric effect arises
from the cross-coupling of nonrelativistic electric and
magnetic-exchange fields within the unit cell, mediated
by the rotated octahedral crystal motifs.
Altermagnetic ferroelectric spin point group
classification. – There exists 37 altermagnetic
spin point groups which we enumerate in the SI[6].
Additionally, there are well-known 10 nonmagnetic polar
point groups. Out of the 37 altermagnetic spin point
groups, we identified 11 that are polar and we list them
in the Tab 1. Note that not all nonmagnetic polar point
Class Spin-point group Material candidate
P-2 2 m 1 m 2 2 BaCuF 4 [ 7]
P-2 2 m 2 m 1 2 Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 [ 16]
P-2 2 4
P-2 2 4 2 m 1 m BaMn 2 V 2 O 8
B-2 2 2 LiFeP 2 O 7
B-2 2 m Mn 4 N b 2 O 9
P-4 1 4 2 m 2 m Ba 2 C oGe 2 O 7
B-4 1 3 2 m PbNiO 3
B-4 2 6
B-4 2 6 2 m 1 m Fe 2 M o 3 O 8 [ 19]
P-6 1 6 2 m 2 m BiFeO 3 [ 17]
TABLE I. List of altermagnetic spin polarisation class (P
- planar, B-bulk, for spin-momentum locking form see
Ref. [6]), polar altermagnetic spin point groups, and material
candidates. The listed references contain the crystal and
magnetic structures considered in the symmetry analysis.
When no reference is provided the unit cell was taken from
Magndata database [20].
groups have counterparts in collinear altermagnetic polar
spin point groups. For collinear altermagnetism cannot
form from nonmagnetic polar point groups 1 and 3[6]. At
the same time, there are some nonmagnetic polar point
groups which allow for several possible altermagnetic
polar spin point groups, e.g. mm 2 can form two distinct
altermagnetic types - 2 m 1 m 2 2, 2 m 2 m 1 2. We will now
discuss representative material candidates for these two
spin-point groups.
Altermagnetism in the proposed geometric ferroelectric
BaCuF 4 . – We now present a more detailed discussion
of the crystallographic, magnetic, and nonrelativistic
electronic structure of BaCuF 4 , calculated using first-
principles methods. In Fig. 3(a), we depict the
complete unit cell of ferroelectric BaCuF 4 , highlighting
the antiparallel alignment of magnetic dipoles on the Cu
sites. The easy axis of magnetization is oriented along
the y -axis.
Figure 3(b) illustrates the computed magnetization
density around the two Cu atoms, Cu A and Cu B , which
possess opposite spins. The antiparallel alignment of spin
dipoles on the Cu atoms gives rise to the spin group
symmetry SO (2) × Z 2 × 2 m 1 m 2 2[6] with nonntrivial spin
point group elements:
[ E||E ] , [ E||M x ] , [ C 2 | |M y ] , [ C 2 | |C 2 z ] . (1)
Here we use the same notation as introduced in Ref. [9]:
E marks identity in spin and crystal space, C 2 is a
two-fold spin rotation and M x , and C 2 z are mirror
and two-fold rotation in crystallographic space. These
spin symmetries stabilize the ferroic order of the d-wave
altermagnetic magnetization component, D y z σ y due to
the spin symmetries [ C 2 | |M y ], and [ C 2 | |C 2 z ].
Finally, in Fig. 3(c), we plot the electronic band
structure over a broader energy range. A significant spin-
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(0, -π,π) Γ (0,π,π)
E
n
e
r
g
y
(
e
V
)
(a)
F
Ba Cu A
Cu B
z
y
(c)
x
1
0
0
0
m
e
V
Cu B
Cu A
(b)
x
z
(a) (b)
(c)
Ca
Mn A
Mn B
O
y
2m 12 (π,0,0) Γ (0,π,0)
E
n
e
r
g
y
(
e
V
)
1
0
0
0
m
e
V
Mn B
Mn A
FIG. 3. Altermagnetism in BaCuF 4 . (a) Crystal and
antiferromagnetic structure. (b) First-principle calculated
magnetisation density around Cu atoms. (c) Calculated
nonrelativistic electronic bandstructure with altermagnetic
spin splitting.
splitting magnitude, exceeding 120 meV, is observed in
the energy region around ∼ -1.5 eV.
Altermagnetism in geometric ferroelectric Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 .
FIG. 4. Altermagnetism in Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 . (a) Crystal and
antiferromagnetic structure. (b) First-principle calculated
magnetisation density around Mn atoms. (c) Calculated
electronic bandstructure with altermagnetic spin splitting.
anisotropic magnetization densities in real space. Our
nonrelativistic band structure calculations, shown in
Fig. 4(c) confirm the presence of corresponding k x k y σ z
spin-splitting in the momentum space. The magnitude
splitting magnitude, exceeding 120 meV, is observed in
the energy region around ∼ -1.5 eV.
Altermagnetism in geometric ferroelectric Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 .
– We have also identified altermagnetic electronic
structure in Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 crystal shown in Fig. 4(a).
This material belongs to the Ruddlesden-Popper family
of layered compounds, which are known to exhibit
ferroelectric polarization with a magnitude on the order
of P S ∼ 5 µC/cm 2 , as predicted theoretically and
confirmed experimentally[16, 21, 22]. The ferroelectricity
in Ca 3 M n 2 O 7 arises from a combined effect of octahedral
tilt X − 3 and rotation X + 2 , which are separately non-polar
lattice modes [16]. Bellow the N´eel temperature ∼ 110 K,
this material exhibits antiferromagnetic N´eel vector N z
oriented along z-direction on Mn sites marked by cyan
and magenta colors in Fig. 4(a).
In Fig. 4(b), we present our first-principle calculation
(see Methods and Ref. [23]) of the nonrelativistic
anistropic magnetization density around the the Mn A
and Mn B sublattices. We identify the spin point group
of the magnetic state to be SO (2) × Z 2 × 2 m 2 m 1 2 with
elements:
[ E||E ] , [ C 2 | |M x ] , [ C 2 | |M y ] , [ E||C 2 z ] . (2)
This spin point group indicates a presence of a ferroically
ordered d-wave altermagnetism D x y σ z arising from the
anisotropic magnetization densities in real space. Our
nonrelativistic band structure calculations, shown in
Fig. 4(c) confirm the presence of corresponding k x k y σ z
spin-splitting in the momentum space. The magnitude
of the spin splitting can exceed 100 meV in the energy
region around -2.5 to -2 eV below the Fermi level and
when we switch-off Hubbard U in the calculations we
observe splittings up to 200 meV. Finally, inclusion
of spin-orbit coupling leads to magnetic point group
m ′ m 2 ′ and very weak ferromagnetic moment along x-
axes M x [ 16].
Altermagnetic Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Materials
– In Tab. 1, we observe that all altermagnetic polar
groups are simultaneously also magnetoelectric spin
point groups, which are characterized by the breaking
of both parity/inversion and time-reversal symmetries.
This is because altermagnetic spin densities inherently
break time-reversal symmetry in addition to the inversion
symmetry breaking necessary for a polar structure.
Tab. 1 further lists additional material candidates for
altermagnetic magnetoelectric multiferroics. Beyond the
previously discussed d-wave altermagnetic candidates, we
also identify materials with g- and i-wave altermagnetic
spin polarizations. Notably, g-wave altermagnetic
materials such as Ba 2 C oGe 2 O 7 and Co 2 M o 3 O 8 have
already been associated with ferroelectricity [19, 24].
Interestingly, one of the most renowned multiferroic
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materials, BiFeO 3 , is classified as an altermagnet
in its collinear phase, according to our spin group
symmetry analysis. This analysis also reveals i-wave
altermagnetic spin polarization, which could explain the
recently computed spin-polarised electronic strucutre of
collinear BiFeO 3 [ 25]. Although BiFeO 3 typically hosts
an antiferromagnetic spin-spiral state, there are reports
of a collinear phase under specific conditions, such as
strain or the application of an electric field [17].
Discussion. – To summarize, we have theoretically
demonstrated the altermagnetic spin polarisation in
ferroelectrics and proposed the altermagnetoelectric
effect. Our identification of ferroically ordered
altermagnetism in ferroelectric materials with a
high critical temperature, such as 275 K in BaCuF 4
and above room temperature in BiFeO 3 , suggests
a promising pathway toward room-temperature
multiferroic magnetoelectrics—a potential solution
to one of the grand challenges in the field of
multiferroics[3]. Furthermore, our theoretical prediction
of the altermagnetoelectric effect opens the door to
controlling altermagnetic ordering via an electric field.
The electric switching of ferroelectricity in Ca 3 M n 2 O 7
has not yet been demonstrated experimentally. To
address this issue, it was proposed that in BaCuF 4 (and
similar systems[18]), the weak ferromagnetic moment
couples to the direction of ferroelectric polarization[7].
The presence of a weak ferromagnetic moment thus
introduces an additional external control mechanism
for studying the interplay between altermagnetism and
ferroelectricity in this class of materials. A similar weak
ferromagnetism–altermagnetism coupling was previously
employed in MnTe altermagnet[6, 26] to map and
control altermagnetic domains[27] and the anomalous
Hall effect[28].
An altermagnetic real-space order parameter and
domains were recently mapped experimentally using
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, which exploits time-
reversal symmetry breaking[9] in MnTe altermagnetic
semiconductors[27]. Experimental confirmation of
electric field control over altermagnetism could
be achieved using similar techniques. Coupling
altermagnetic order to external fields remains one
of the primary challenges in the emerging field of
altermagnetism and altermagnetic spintronics. Our
proposed altermagnetoelectric effect offers a sought-after
mechanism for the electric control of altermagnetism,
paving the way for novel functionalities in altermagnetic
materials.
Acknowledgement. – We acknowledge funding by
the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German
Research Foundation) TRR 288 – 422213477 (project
A09 and B05), and support by the Ministry of Education
of the Czech Republic CZ.02.01.01/00/22008/0004594.
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