Seebeck effect in nanomagnets

Dmitry V. Fedorov; Martin Gradhand; Katarina Tauber; Gerrit E. W. Bauer; Ingrid Mertig

doi:10.1088/1361-648X/ac3b26

Seebeck effect in nanomagnets

Dmitry V. Fedorov
, Martin Gradhand^*
, Katarina Tauber
, Gerrit E. W. Bauer
, Ingrid Mertig

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We present a theory of the Seebeck effect in nanomagnets with dimensions smaller than the spin diffusion length, showing that the spin accumulation generated by a temperature gradient strongly affects the thermopower. We also identify a correction arising from the transverse temperature gradient induced by the anomalous Ettingshausen effect and an induced spin-heat accumulation gradient. The relevance of these effects for nanoscale magnets is illustrated by ab initio calculations on dilute magnetic alloys.

Original language	English
Article number	085801
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume	34
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac3b26
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2021

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Keywords

spin-dependent transport
transverse transport
spin–orbit coupling
Seebeck effect
DFT
Boltzmann equation
semiclassical transport

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