Modeling of thermal spin transport and spin-orbit effects in ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic mesoscopic devices

Abraham Slachter, Frank Lennart Bakker, and Bart Jan van Wees
Phys. Rev. B 84, 174408 – Published 9 November 2011

Abstract

In this article we extend the currently established diffusion theory of spin-dependent electrical conduction by including spin-dependent thermoelectricity and thermal transport. Using this theory, we propose experiments aimed at demonstrating novel effects such as the spin-Peltier effect, the reciprocal of the recently demonstrated thermally driven spin injection, as well as the magnetic heat valve. We use finite-element methods to model specific devices in literature to demonstrate our theory. Spin-orbit effects such as the spin-Hall effects are also included in this model.

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  • Received 17 July 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.174408

©2011 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Abraham Slachter*, Frank Lennart Bakker, and Bart Jan van Wees

  • Physics of Nanodevices, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

  • *A.Slachter@gmail.com

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Vol. 84, Iss. 17 — 1 November 2011

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