Enhancement of the anomalous Nernst effect in Ni/Pt superlattices

T. Seki, Y. Sakuraba, K. Masuda, A. Miura, M. Tsujikawa, K. Uchida, T. Kubota, Y. Miura, M. Shirai, K. Takanashi

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Abstract

We report an enhancement of the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) in Ni/Pt (001) epitaxial superlattices. The transport and magnetothermoelectric properties were investigated for the Ni/Pt superlattices with various Ni layer thicknesses (t). The anomalous Nernst coefficient was increased up to more than 1μVK-1 for 2.0nm≤t≤4.0nm, which was the remarkable enhancement compared to the bulk Ni. It has been found that the large transverse thermoelectric conductivity (αxy), reaching αxy=4.8AK-1m-1 for t=4.0nm, plays a prime role for the enhanced ANE of the Ni/Pt (001) superlattices.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberL020402
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume103
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jan 6

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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