Evolution of magnetic correlation in the doped Hubbard model with altermagnetic spin splitting
Phys. Rev. B 113, 134443 – Published 28 April, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/r2ws-31z1
Abstract
The evolution of magnetic correlation in strongly correlated electron systems with altermagentic spin splitting remains largely unexplored. Here we investigate how spin splitting generated by spin-dependent next-nearest-neighbor hopping reshapes the Fermi surface nesting and Van Hove singularities in the two-dimensional square-lattice Hubbard model, leading evolution of magnetic instabilities. Using the constrained-path quantum Monte Carlo method, we find the dominant magnetic correlation as functions of the filling and by computing the momentum-resolved spin structure factor. The analysis reveals a transition from antiferromagnetic order in the isotropic, half filled system to noncollinear spiral order upon increasing the spin-dependent anisotropy or doping away from half filling, ultimately entering a short-range correlation regime where stripe and spiral correlation coexist. These findings highlight a possible route to realizing spiral correlation in altermagnetic systems, potentially providing a platform for spintronic devices that exploit noncollinear spin textures.