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ArticleNature communications2026

A unified symmetry framework for spin-ferroelectric coupling in altermagnetic multiferroics.

Wei Sun, Wenxuan Wang, Changhong Yang, Shifeng Huang, Zhenxiang Cheng

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Sliding Ferroelectric Metals: An Emerging Frontier.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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Wei SunShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7023-5553
Wenxuan WangSchool of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, China. mse_wangwx@ujn.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7918
Changhong YangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
Shifeng HuangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Intelligent Building Materials, University of Jinan, Jinan, China. mse_huangsf@ujn.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-4267
Zhenxiang ChengInstitute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, NSW, Australia. cheng@uow.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4847-2907

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M783391Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP260102992National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12304141Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) ZR2023QA001Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tsqn202312209Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tstp20221130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altermagnetic multiferroics, hosting coexisting spin-splitting bands and ferroelectric polarization, offer a promising route to magnetoelectric coupling beyond conventional relativistic spin-orbit mechanism. However, the lack of a unified principle connecting ferroelectric switching symmetry to spin-band topology has impeded rational material design. Here, we establish a universal symmetry-based framework that classifies all possible spin-ferroelectric couplings in altermagnets into three fundamental types: decoupling, pseudo-time-reversal coupling, and asymmetric momentum mapping. This classification stems directly from the relation between ferroelectric switching operators and the spin Laue group, creating a decisive symmetry-to-function paradigm. First-principles calculations on bilayer MnPS

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