journal article·2026-04Open access

Electric‐Field Control of Terahertz Response via Spin‐Corner‐Layer Coupling in Altermagnetic Bilayers

Jianhua Wang, Yilin Han, Shifeng Qian, Zhenxiang Cheng, Wenhong Wang, Zhi‐Ming Yu, Xiaotian Wang

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 19

Abstract

ABSTRACT Electric field control of electron charge and spin degrees of freedom is fundamental to modern semiconductor and spintronic devices. Yet controlling electromagnetic waves with an electric field, particularly in the terahertz (THz) band, remains a challenge. Here, we propose a spin‐corner‐layer coupling (SCLC) mechanism in second‐order topological altermagnetic bilayers. By using an electric field to influence electrons between different layers, the SCLC mechanism enables simultaneous control over corner and spin degrees of freedom, thereby allowing electric‐field tuning of the absorption, emission intensity, and even polarization of THz waves. Taking bilayer nanodisks as a prototype, we demonstrate that an ultralow electrostatic field can switch both the spin and the layer polarizations of corner states. This dual switching modulates transition dipole moments and oscillator strengths between different corner states, thereby enabling the manipulation of THz waves. This study establishes a mechanism for the electric‐field control of spin and THz waves through SCLC, yielding important implications for the advancement of THz spintronics.
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OpenAlex topics: Topological Materials and Phenomena · Magnetic properties of thin films · Quantum and electron transport phenomena

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Affiliations

School of Material Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin China

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong Australia

Key Lab of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE) Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, and School of Physics Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China

Anhui Province Key Laboratory for Control and Applications of Optoelectronic Information Materials Department of Physics Anhui Normal University Wuhu Anhui China

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