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    Cavity-assisted magnetization switching in a quantum spin-phonon chain

    Mohsen Yarmohammadi1,*, Peter M. Oppeneer2, and James K. Freericks1

    • *Contact author: mohsen.yarmohammadi@georgetown.edu

    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 (1−5V/µm) and selectively targets low magnon energies and perpendicular magnon modes. Laser fluence, damping, and photon loss tune the switching, advancing cavity-assisted optospintronics.

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