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Bastian Castorene1,2, Martin HvE Groves1,2, Francisco J Peña3
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Instituto de Física, Casilla 4950, 2373223 Valparaíso, Chile.
Abstract:
We investigate the Stirling-cycle performance of a Heisenberg-Kitaev magnonic medium with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interactions. Using linear spin-wave theory, we show the DM interaction preserves spectral symmetry, yielding even caloric responses and symmetric Stirling engine efficiency. In contrast, bond-dependent Kitaev exchange asymmetrically distorts the magnonic density of states, enabling distinct direct and inverse caloric effects. Consequently, Kitaev-driven cycles achieve significantly higher efficiencies than DM-driven protocols, approaching a high-performance saturation regime for negative couplings. This establishes exchange-anisotropic magnets as highly tunable platforms for nanoscale solid-state energy conversion.
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