Kitaev Interactions Enable Higher-Efficiency Magnonic Stirling Cycles for Nanoscale Energy Conversion

Kitaev interactions in Heisenberg-Kitaev magnets asymmetrically distort the magnonic density of states, enabling Stirling-cycle efficiencies surpassing DM-driven systems—modeled via linear spin-wave theory on a honeycomb lattice.

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