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Title: Origin of transverse voltages generated by thermal gradients and electric fields in ferrimagnetic-insulator/heavy-metal bilayers

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B
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  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
  3. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY (United States)

We compare thermal-gradient-driven transverse voltages in ferrimagnetic-insulator/heavy-metal bilayers (Tm3Fe5O12/W and Tm3Fe5O12/Pt) to corresponding electrically driven transverse resistances at and above room temperature. We find for Tm3Fe5O12/W that the thermal and electrical effects can be explained by a common spin-current detection mechanism, the physics underlying spin Hall magnetoresistance (SMR). However, for Tm3Fe5O12/Pt the ratio of the electrically driven transverse voltages (planar Hall signal/anomalous Hall signal) is much larger than the ratio of corresponding thermal-gradient signals, a result which is very different from expectations for a SMR-based mechanism alone. Here, we ascribe this difference to a proximity-induced magnetic layer at the Tm3Fe5O12/Pt interface.

Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0017671
OSTI ID:
1883558
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Vol. 105, Issue 10; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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