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Thermomagnonic torques in insulating altermagnets

Edward Schwartz, Hamed Vakili, and Alexey A. Kovalev

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 13 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/918g-3q7f

Abstract

We develop a symmetry-controlled theory of anisotropic thermomagnonic torques in insulating altermagnets. Starting from the stochastic LLG equations, we identify a spin-splitter magnonic torque associated with thermally generated, sublattice-odd spin currents and an anisotropic entropic torque dictated by crystal symmetry. These torques produce anisotropic magnetic-texture responses to temperature gradients. In particular, thermally generated spin currents induce domain-wall precession, which reduces domain-wall velocities for selected gradient directions. We also predict an anisotropic skyrmion Hall response, with symmetry-selected directions enabling fast skyrmion motion with strongly suppressed transverse deflection. Our results reveal experimentally testable symmetry fingerprints of insulating altermagnets and extend more broadly to anisotropic magnets with exchange-driven magnon spin splitting.

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