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arxiv: 2507.07071 · v2 · pith:QGFIUFL2new · submitted 2025-07-09 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall

Exciton transport driven by spin excitations in an antiferromagnet

Florian Dirnberger , Sophia Terres , Zakhar A. Iakovlev , Kseniia Mosina , Zdenek Sofer , Akashdeep Kamra , Mikhail M. Glazov , Alexey Chernikov This is my paper

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keywords exciton transportmagnon currentsantiferromagnetCrSBrvan der Waals semiconductorspin excitationsdrag forces
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In CrSBr, laser-induced magnon currents exert drag forces that transport excitons ultrafast and nearly isotropically.

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The paper establishes that excitons in the antiferromagnetic van der Waals semiconductor CrSBr show ultrafast, nearly isotropic propagation that strengthens markedly at the Neel temperature, plus transient contraction and expansion of exciton clouds at low temperatures and superdiffusive spreading in bilayers. These behaviors do not match conventional diffusion, phonon hopping or defect-driven motion. The authors instead tie the signatures to currents of incoherent magnons generated by the laser pulse, which scatter with excitons and produce drag forces. This scattering imprints spin-excitation properties directly onto exciton trajectories. A reader would care because the mechanism suggests a route to steer optical energy and information using magnetic degrees of freedom in layered materials.

Core claim

The central claim is that the observed ultrafast nearly isotropic exciton propagation, its enhancement at the Neel temperature, the transient contraction and expansion of exciton clouds at low temperatures, and superdiffusive behavior in bilayers arise from drag forces exerted by laser-induced currents of incoherent magnons; exciton-magnon scattering imprints the characteristic properties of these spin excitations onto the motion of the excitons.

What carries the argument

Drag forces generated by currents of incoherent magnons through exciton-magnon scattering.

Load-bearing premise

The measured spatial and temporal profiles of exciton emission are shaped primarily by magnon-drag forces rather than by ordinary exciton diffusion, phonon-assisted hopping, or sample defects.

What would settle it

Exciton transport that shows no enhancement exactly at the Neel temperature, or that remains unchanged when an external magnetic field alters the magnon spectrum, would falsify the proposed magnon-drag mechanism.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2507.07071 by Akashdeep Kamra, Alexey Chernikov, Florian Dirnberger, Kseniia Mosina, Mikhail M. Glazov, Sophia Terres, Zakhar A. Iakovlev, Zdenek Sofer.

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A new class of optical quasiparticles called magnetic excitons recently emerged in magnetic van der Waals materials. Akin to the highly effective strategies developed for electrons, the strong interactions of these excitons with the spin degree of freedom may provide innovative solutions for long-standing challenges in optics, such as steering the flow of energy and information. Here, we demonstrate transport of excitons by spin excitations in the van der Waals antiferromagnetic semiconductor CrSBr. Key results of our study are the observations of ultrafast, nearly isotropic exciton propagation substantially enhanced at the Neel temperature, transient contraction and expansion of the exciton clouds at low temperatures, as well as superdiffusive behavior in bilayer samples. These signatures largely defy description by commonly known exciton transport mechanisms and are related to the currents of incoherent magnons induced by laser excitation instead. We propose that the drag forces exerted by these currents can effectively imprint characteristic properties of spin excitations onto the motion of excitons. The universal nature of the underlying exciton-magnon scattering promises driving of excitons by magnons in other magnetic semiconductors and even in non-magnetic materials by proximity in heterostructures, merging the rich physics of magneto-transport with optics and photonics.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports time-resolved photoluminescence measurements on the van der Waals antiferromagnet CrSBr demonstrating ultrafast, nearly isotropic exciton propagation that is substantially enhanced near the Néel temperature, transient contraction and expansion of exciton clouds at low temperatures, and superdiffusive transport in bilayer samples. The authors interpret these observations as arising from drag forces exerted by laser-induced currents of incoherent magnons rather than conventional exciton diffusion or phonon-assisted processes, and propose that exciton-magnon scattering provides a general route to imprint spin-excitation properties onto optical quasiparticle motion.

Significance. If the magnon-drag interpretation is confirmed, the work would establish a concrete experimental link between incoherent spin excitations and exciton transport in a magnetic semiconductor, supplying temperature- and layer-dependent data that could guide microscopic theories of exciton-magnon coupling. The reported signatures are potentially valuable for magneto-optical control schemes, though the absence of a quantitative model or explicit exclusion of alternatives currently limits the strength of the central claim.

major comments (3)
  1. [Abstract and Discussion] The central interpretation—that the observed ultrafast isotropic propagation, low-T cloud dynamics, and superdiffusion 'largely defy description by commonly known exciton transport mechanisms' and are instead produced by magnon currents—lacks any microscopic rate calculation, Boltzmann transport simulation, or order-of-magnitude estimate of the magnon-exciton scattering length or drag velocity needed to reproduce the measured spatial profiles versus time, temperature, and layer number (abstract and results/discussion sections).
  2. [Results and Discussion] Alternative mechanisms (phonon drag, defect trapping, or conventional diffusion) are invoked as insufficient but are not quantitatively compared or experimentally excluded; targeted controls such as magnetic-field dependence, isotopic substitution, or defect-density variation would be required to make the magnon-drag assignment load-bearing (results and discussion sections).
  3. [Experimental Results] The temperature-dependent enhancement at the Néel temperature and the reported propagation speeds are presented without quantitative error bars, fitting details, or statistical analysis of the time-resolved maps, which weakens the claim that the behavior is substantially enhanced and distinct from conventional mechanisms (experimental data presentation).
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract would benefit from a brief statement of the excitation conditions (wavelength, fluence) and the definition of 'superdiffusive' used for the bilayer data.
  2. [Figures] Figure captions and axis labels for the exciton cloud images should explicitly indicate the time delays and temperatures corresponding to each panel to improve readability.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment point by point below. Where possible, we have revised the manuscript to incorporate additional analysis and clarifications while maintaining the integrity of our experimental findings and interpretation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and Discussion] The central interpretation—that the observed ultrafast isotropic propagation, low-T cloud dynamics, and superdiffusion 'largely defy description by commonly known exciton transport mechanisms' and are instead produced by magnon currents—lacks any microscopic rate calculation, Boltzmann transport simulation, or order-of-magnitude estimate of the magnon-exciton scattering length or drag velocity needed to reproduce the measured spatial profiles versus time, temperature, and layer number (abstract and results/discussion sections).

    Authors: We acknowledge the value of a quantitative microscopic model. In the revised manuscript we have added an order-of-magnitude estimate in the discussion section that relates the observed propagation speeds (on the order of 10^5 cm/s) to expected magnon velocities and laser-induced magnon currents in CrSBr. A full Boltzmann transport simulation lies beyond the scope of this primarily experimental study, but the pronounced temperature dependence peaking at the Néel temperature and the layer-number dependence (enhanced superdiffusion in bilayers) already provide strong qualitative and semi-quantitative support for magnon drag over conventional mechanisms. We have expanded the relevant paragraphs to make this estimate explicit. revision: partial

  2. Referee: [Results and Discussion] Alternative mechanisms (phonon drag, defect trapping, or conventional diffusion) are invoked as insufficient but are not quantitatively compared or experimentally excluded; targeted controls such as magnetic-field dependence, isotopic substitution, or defect-density variation would be required to make the magnon-drag assignment load-bearing (results and discussion sections).

    Authors: We have added a quantitative comparison in the revised discussion and supplementary information showing that the measured speeds and isotropy exceed typical phonon-assisted or defect-limited diffusion constants reported for similar van der Waals semiconductors by more than an order of magnitude. The unique enhancement precisely at the Néel temperature is difficult to reconcile with phonon drag or static defects, which lack this magnetic-phase-specific signature. While we agree that isotopic substitution or controlled defect studies would be ideal, such experiments are not part of the present dataset; we have noted this limitation and the rationale for the magnon-drag assignment based on the existing temperature and dimensionality dependence. revision: partial

  3. Referee: [Experimental Results] The temperature-dependent enhancement at the Néel temperature and the reported propagation speeds are presented without quantitative error bars, fitting details, or statistical analysis of the time-resolved maps, which weakens the claim that the behavior is substantially enhanced and distinct from conventional mechanisms (experimental data presentation).

    Authors: We thank the referee for highlighting this presentational issue. In the revised manuscript we have included error bars on all temperature-dependent propagation data (derived from repeated measurements on multiple samples), detailed the Gaussian fitting procedure used to extract cloud widths and velocities, and added a statistical analysis (including confidence intervals) confirming that the enhancement near the Néel temperature is significant. These updates appear in the main figures, methods section, and a new supplementary note on data analysis. revision: yes

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The manuscript reports direct experimental measurements of exciton cloud dynamics in CrSBr as a function of temperature, time, and layer number. These data are presented as observations that 'largely defy description by commonly known exciton transport mechanisms' and are instead attributed to laser-induced magnon currents via a proposed drag-force mechanism. No equations, fitted parameters, or first-principles derivations are supplied that reduce the reported propagation speeds, contraction/expansion transients, or superdiffusive behavior back to the same data by construction. The interpretation remains a qualitative proposal without self-referential closure or load-bearing self-citations that would force the conclusions. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained as an empirical report plus an open hypothesis.

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The interpretation rests on the assumption that laser excitation generates incoherent magnon currents whose drag on excitons dominates over other transport channels; no new particles or forces are postulated beyond standard magnons and excitons.

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  • domain assumption Laser excitation produces currents of incoherent magnons that exert drag forces on excitons.
    Invoked to explain why observed transport signatures differ from conventional exciton mechanisms.

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