Spin Seebeck power generators
Abstract
We derive expressions for the efficiency and figure of merit of two spin caloritronic devices based on the spin Seebeck effect (SSE), i.e., the generation of spin currents by a temperature gradient. The inverse spin Hall effect is conventionally used to detect the SSE and offers advantages for large area applications. We also propose a device that converts spin current into electric one by means of a spin-valve detector, which scales favorably to small sizes and approaches a figure of merit of 0.5 at room temperature.
- Authors:
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
- Institute for Materials Research and WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22280561
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HALL EFFECT; PERFORMANCE; SEEBECK EFFECT; SPIN; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
Citation Formats
Cahaya, Adam B., Tretiakov, O. A., Bauer, Gerrit E. W., and Kavli Institute of NanoScience, TU Delft Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft. Spin Seebeck power generators. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4863084.
Cahaya, Adam B., Tretiakov, O. A., Bauer, Gerrit E. W., & Kavli Institute of NanoScience, TU Delft Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft. Spin Seebeck power generators. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863084
Cahaya, Adam B., Tretiakov, O. A., Bauer, Gerrit E. W., and Kavli Institute of NanoScience, TU Delft Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft. 2014.
"Spin Seebeck power generators". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863084.
@article{osti_22280561,
title = {Spin Seebeck power generators},
author = {Cahaya, Adam B. and Tretiakov, O. A. and Bauer, Gerrit E. W. and Kavli Institute of NanoScience, TU Delft Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft},
abstractNote = {We derive expressions for the efficiency and figure of merit of two spin caloritronic devices based on the spin Seebeck effect (SSE), i.e., the generation of spin currents by a temperature gradient. The inverse spin Hall effect is conventionally used to detect the SSE and offers advantages for large area applications. We also propose a device that converts spin current into electric one by means of a spin-valve detector, which scales favorably to small sizes and approaches a figure of merit of 0.5 at room temperature.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4863084},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22280561},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 4,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Mon Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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