Cavity-assisted magnetization switching in a quantum spin-phonon chain
Phys. Rev. B 112, 094445 – Published 23 September, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/88tw-h78r
Abstract
We propose a mechanism for Néel switching via suppressed heating in a hybrid magnon-phonon cavity. A terahertz-driven cavity mode couples to a spin-phonon chain, and all particles dissipate energy through baths. Mean-field analysis shows that cavity photons enable switching by imbalancing the spin-density on sublattices—a symmetry-breaking effect absent without the cavity. Switching occurs at low fields and selectively targets low magnon energies and perpendicular magnon modes. Laser fluence, damping, and photon loss tune the switching, advancing cavity-assisted optospintronics.