Magnon scattering and transduction in Coulomb-coupled quantum Hall ferromagnets

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Authors: Alexander Canright, Deepak Iyer, Matthew S. Foster
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Abstract

The magnetization field of a quantum Hall ferromagnet (QHFM) can host a variety of spin textures, including skyrmions and magnons. When projected into the lowest Landau level with $ν= 1$ filling, the topological (Pontryagin) charge density of the magnetization field is proportional to the electric charge density, allowing for long-range spin-spin interactions. Inspired by recent experimental developments that enable all-electrical generation and detection of magnons, in this work we theoretically demonstrate two phenomena that can occur due to Coulomb interactions that are unique to QHFMs: magnons can scatter off of point charges at a distance, and skyrmions can act as transmitters and receivers for magnons to be transduced between separate layers of a bilayer QHFM. The latter Coulomb-mediated spin drag effect occurs at arbitrary distance and could facilitate long-range magnonics, such as detection of spin waves for future experiments in 2D materials.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Topological Materials and Phenomena Quantum and electron transport phenomena Graphene research and applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Volume
113
Issue
12
Publication date
12 February 2026
Language
EN