Altermagnetic lifting of Kramers spin degeneracy.
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Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
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Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Feb 2024
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received:
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08
2023
accepted:
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11
2023
medline:
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2
2024
pubmed:
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2024
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2024
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Résumé
Lifted Kramers spin degeneracy (LKSD) has been among the central topics of condensed-matter physics since the dawn of the band theory of solids
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doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06907-7
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06907-7
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eng
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