Separating altermagnetic and ferromagnetic effects in X-ray magnetic dichroism of rutile NiF2

Abstract We present numerical simulations of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) at the L 2,3 edge of Ni in the weakly ferromagnetic altermagnet NiF2. Our results predict a significant XMCD signal for light propagating perpendicular to the magnetic moments, which are approximately aligned along...

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Main Authors: A. Hariki, K. Sakurai, T. Okauchi, J. Kuneš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:npj Quantum Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-025-00753-8
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