Quantum Spin Models of Commensurate p -Wave Magnets

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Abstract
The p-wave magnet has emerged as a new type of magnetism exhibiting odd-parity, time-reversal-symmetric spin splitting in momentum space, and has attracted considerable interest as a promising platform for spintronic applications. However, the theoretical understanding of the fundamental mechanism responsible for stabilizing this phase remains limited. In this Letter, we identify a microscopic interacting model that realizes the p-wave magnet as its ground state. We first introduce a Hubbard model and derive the corresponding low-energy spin Hamiltonian. At the classical level, we find that the p-wave magnet is stabilized but remains energetically degenerate with competing noncoplanar states. Quantum fluctuations lift this degeneracy, selecting the p-wave magnet as the unique ground state. The resulting electronic structure exhibits finite spin accumulation via the Edelstein effect, highlighting the potential of p-wave magnetism for spintronic applications. We further discuss the relevance of our theory to quasi-two-dimensional honeycomb magnets such as Ni_{2}Mo_{3}O_{8}. Our findings establish the possibility of spontaneous p-wave magnetism.
Funding Information
  • Australian Research Council (DP240100168)
  • Australian Government
  • National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2024-00453943)

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