Abstract
Altermagnetism was very recently identified as a new type of magnetic phase beyond the conventional dichotomy of ferromagnetism (FM) and antiferromagnetism (AFM). Its globally compensated magnetization and directional spin polarization promise new properties such as spin-polarized conductivity, spin-transfer torque, anomalous Hall effect, tunneling, and giant magnetoresistance that are highly useful for the next-generation memory devices, magnetic detectors, and energy conversion. Though this area has been historically led by the thin-film community, the identification of altermagnetism ultimately relies on precise magnetic structure determination, which can be most efficiently done in bulk materials. Our review, written from a materials chemistry perspective, intends to encourage materials and solid-state chemists to make contributions to this emerging topic through new materials discovery by leveraging neutron diffraction to determine the magnetic structures as well as bulk crystal growth for exploring exotic properties. We first review the symmetric classification for the identification of altermagnets with a summary of chemical principles and design rules, followed by a discussion of the unique physical properties in relation to crystal and magnetic structural symmetry. Several major families of compounds in which altermagnets have been identified are then reviewed. We conclude by giving an outlook for future directions.
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