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Magnon orbital Nernst effect in altermagnets
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Theory. Free Univ Berlin, Dept Phys, Berlin, Germany..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3283-2560
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Theory.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7339-1004
Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Dept Chem Phys Chem, Munich, Germany.;Tech Univ Darmstadt, Dept Mat & Earth Sci, Darmstadt, Germany..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Theory.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9069-2631
2026 (English)In: Npj Quantum Materials, ISSN 2397-4648, Vol. 11, no 1, article id 25Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Rotating magnon wave packets carrying orbital moments offer a pathway to unconventional transport phenomena. Here, we investigate magnon orbital moments and the magnon orbital Nernst effect in the prototypical altermagnets RuO2 and CrSb using first-principles calculations, linear response theory, and symmetry analysis. While symmetry constraints enforce vanishing equilibrium magnon orbital moments, we find that in thermal non-equilibrium a finite and robust magnon orbital Nernst effect emerges from the anisotropic Heisenberg exchange, regardless of spin-orbit coupling. This effect is intrinsically tied to the unique exchange splitting of magnon dispersions in altermagnets and is absent in conventional antiferromagnets. Magnon orbital moment transport displays markedly reduced sensitivity to the orientation of the N & eacute;el vector, temperature gradient, and magnetic domain structure compared to the magnon spin Seebeck and spin Nernst effects, enabling its persistence even in polycrystalline samples with arbitrary domain configurations. Our results position magnon orbital transport as a promising and robust functional mechanism for orbitronic and spintronic devices, and as a potential indirect probe of altermagnetism in disordered insulating systems.

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Springer Nature, 2026. Vol. 11, no 1, article id 25
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-582730DOI: 10.1038/s41535-026-00853-zISI: 001714008000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105033820575OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-582730DiVA, id: diva2:2048229
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EU, Horizon 2020, 101129641Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2023.0336Available from: 2026-03-24 Created: 2026-03-24 Last updated: 2026-06-15Bibliographically approved

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