Observation of longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect in magnetic insulators

Ken Ichi Uchida, Hiroto Adachi, Takeru Ota, Hiroyasu Nakayama, Sadamichi Maekawa, Eiji Saitoh

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Abstract

We propose a longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect (SSE), in which a magnon-induced spin current is injected parallel to a temperature gradient from a ferromagnet into an attached paramagnetic metal. The longitudinal SSE is measured in a simple and versatile system composed of a ferrimagnetic insulator Y3 Fe5 O12 slab and a Pt film by means of the inverse spin-Hall effect. The experimental results highlight the intriguing character of the longitudinal SSE due to its own geometric configuration.

Original languageEnglish
Article number172505
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume97
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Oct 25

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