Ultrafast ghost Hall states in a 2d altermagnet

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11361v1
• Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:01:57 GMT
• Title: Ultrafast ghost Hall states in a 2d altermagnet
• Abstract summary: Two-dimensional materials that exhibit optically active spin and valley degrees of freedom represent one of the most fascinating -- and potentially most technologically useful -- platforms for the ultrafast interaction of light and matter.<n>We show, via the example of Cr$$SO, that two dimensional altermagents host valley states controllable by femtosecond laser light.<n>Our findings establish 2d altermagents as a platform providing a new route for the control of spin- and charge currents at ultrafast times.
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• Abstract: Two-dimensional materials that exhibit optically active spin and valley degrees of freedom represent one of the most fascinating -- and potentially most technologically useful -- platforms for the ultrafast interaction of light and matter. Here we show, via the example of Cr$_2$SO, that two dimensional altermagnets host valley states controllable by femtosecond laser light: linearly polarized light pulses excite charge at one of two inequivalent valleys, with which valley charge is excited at determined by the polarization vector direction. This underpins a rich spin and valley physics including: (i) valleytronics $-$ the generation of nearly 100$\%$ spin polarized valley currents, as well as (ii) a "ghost Hall" effect $-$ the ultrafast creation of states in which spin and charge currents are orthogonal without invoking Hall physics. Our findings establish 2d altermagents as a platform providing a new route for the control of spin- and charge currents at ultrafast times.

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