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We investigate the thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot coupled to ferromagnetic and superconducting electrodes. The combination of spin polarized tunneling at the ferromagnetic-quantum dot interface and the application of an external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-10 Sun-Yong Hwang , Rosa Lopez , David Sanchez

We theoretically investigate the thermoelectric properties of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas hosting a Kondo adatom hybridized with an STM tip. Such a setup is treated within the single-impurity Anderson model in combination…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-11-25 A. C. Seridonio , E. C. Siqueira , R. Franco , J. Silva-Valencia , I. A. Shelykh , M. S. Figueira

We study the phenomenon of spin-current rectification in a one-dimensional XXZ spin chain in the presence of a thermal drive. In our model a pure spin current is generated by a temperature difference between two harmonic heat baths which in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Juzar Thingna , Jian-Sheng Wang

Thermoelectric conversion using Seebeck effect for generation of electricity is becoming an indispensable technology for energy harvesting and smart thermal management. Recently, the spin-driven thermoelectric effects (STEs), which employ…

Spintronics is the science and technology of electric control over spin currents in solid-state-based devices. Recent advances have demonstrated a coupling between electronic spin currents in non-magnetic metals and magnons in magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-07 R. A. Duine , Arne Brataas , Scott A. Bender , Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

Theoretical and experimental studies of the interaction between spins and temperature are vital for the development of spin caloritronics, as they dictate the design of future devices. In this work, we propose a two-terminal cold-atom…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-12-09 R. E. Barfknecht , A. Foerster , N. T. Zinner , A. G. Volosniev

In the spin energy excitation mode of normal metals and superconductors, spin up and down electrons (or quasiparticles) carry different heat currents. This mode occurs only when spin up and down energy distribution functions are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-14 M. Kuzmanović , B. Y. Wu , M. Weideneder , C. H. L. Quay , M. Aprili

Antiferromagnetic insulators can become active spintronics components by controlling and detecting their dynamics via spin currents in adjacent metals. This cross-talk occurs via spin-transfer and spin-pumping, phenomena that have been…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-09 Arne Brataas , Hans Skarsvåg , Erlend G. Tveten , Eirik Løhaugen Fjærbu

Thermoelectric generation is an essential function of future energy-saving technologies. However, this generation has been an exclusive feature of electric conductors, a situation which inflicts a heavy toll on its application; a conduction…

The spin Seebeck effect is a spin-motive force generated by a temperature gradient in a ferromagnet that can be detected via normal metal contacts through the inverse spin Hall effect [K. Uchida {\it et al.}, Nature {\bf 455}, 778-781…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-09-07 Jiang Xiao , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Ken-ichi Uchida , Eiji Saitoh , Sadamichi Maekawa

The abilities to inject and detect spin carriers are fundamental for research on transport and manipulation of spin information. Pure electronic spin currents have been recently studied in nanoscale electronic devices using a non-local…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-25 I. J. Vera-Marun , V. Ranjan , B. J. van Wees

Spin-based computing is emerging as a powerful approach for energy-efficient and high-performance solutions to future data processing hardware. Spintronic devices function by electrically manipulating the collective dynamics of the electron…

In this work, we study the conductance and the thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot embedded between two metallic leads with a side-coupled triple quantum dot molecule under a magnetic field. We focus on the spin polarization and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-16 J. P. Ramos-Andrade , F. J. Peña , A. González , O. Ávalos-Ovando , P. A. Orellana

When a charge current is applied to a junction comprising two different conductors, its temperature increases or decreases depending on the direction of the charge current. This phenomenon is called the Peltier effect, which is used in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-30 Shunsuke Daimon , Ryo Iguchi , Tomosato Hioki , Eiji Saitoh , Ken-ichi Uchida

The magnonic spin Seebeck effect is a key element of spin caloritronic, a field that exploits thermal effects for spintronic applications. Early studies were focused on investigating the steady-state nonequilibrium magnonic spin Seebeck…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 L. Chotorlishvili , Z. Toklikishvili , X. -G. Wang , V. K. Dugaev , J. Barnaś , J. Berakdar

Spincaloritronic signal generation due to thermal spin injection and spin transport is demonstrated in a non-degenerate Si spin valve. The spin-dependent Seebeck effect is used for the spincaloritronic signal generation, and the thermal…

We investigate thermoelectric effects in quantum well systems. Using the scattering approach for coherent conductors, we calculate the thermocurrent and thermopower both in the spin-degenerate case and in the presence of giant Zeeman…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-18 Javier H. Nicolau , David Sanchez

The ultimate goal of spintronics is achieving electrically controlled coherent manipulation of the electron spin at room temperature to enable devices such as spin field-effect transistors. With conventional materials, coherent spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-01 Josep Ingla-Aynés , Franz Herling , Jaroslav Fabian , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

A general definition of the Spintronics concept of spin-pumping is proposed as generalized forces conjugated to the spin degrees of freedom in the framework of the theory of mesoscopic non-equilibrium thermodynamics. It is shown that at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. -E. Wegrowe , H. -J. Drouhin

Using wave function matching approach and employing the Landauer-Buttiker formula a ferromagnetic graphene junction with a temperature gradient across the system, is studied. We calculate the thermally induced charge and spin current as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Javad Vahedi , Fattaneh Barimani