Nonlinear thermal gradient induced magnetization in $d^{\prime }$, $g^{\prime }$ and $i^{\prime }$ altermagnets

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that nonlinear temperature gradients can induce magnetization in certain altermagnets with specific band structures, highlighting a second-order thermal response absent in other magnetic symmetries.

Contribution

It provides explicit examples and analytic expressions showing nonlinear thermal-induced magnetization in $d^{ ext{prime}}$, $g^{ ext{prime}}$, and $i^{ ext{prime}}$ altermagnets, expanding understanding of thermal responses.

Findings

Finite magnetization induced by second-order temperature gradient in specific altermagnets.

No such nonlinear response in $p$-wave, $f$-wave, and other odd-parity magnets.

Analytic high-temperature expressions for the induced magnetization.

Abstract

It is a highly nontrivial question whether a magnetization can be induced by applying a nonlinear temperature gradient in the absence of any linear component. In this work, we address this issue and provide explicit examples demonstrating that such a response can indeed arise. The spin-split band structures of $d$-wave, $g$-wave, $i$-wave altermagnets are characterized by $k^{N_{X}}\sin N_{X}\phi $, where $N_{X}=2,4$ and $6$, respectively. In contrast, the corresponding $d^{\prime }$-wave, $g^{\prime } $-wave, $i^{\prime }$-wave altermagnets are described by $k^{N_{X}}\cos N_{X}\phi $. We show that a finite magnetization is induced in the $d^{\prime }$-wave, $g^{\prime }$-wave, $i^{\prime }$-wave altermagnets under a second-order nonlinear temperature gradient, whereas no such response occurs in the $d$-wave, $g$-wave, $i$-wave altermagnets. This constitutes the leading-order contribution because the linear response is forbidden by inversion symmetry. Furthermore, we derive analytic expressions for the induced magnetization in the high-temperature regime. We also demonstrate that no analogous nonlinear thermal response appears in $p$-wave, $f$-wave, $p^{\prime }$-wave and $f^{\prime }$-wave odd-parity magnets.