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In this work we present a detailed study and derivation of the thermopower and thermoelectric coefficient of nano-granular metals at large tunneling conductance between the grains, g_T>> 1. An important criterion for the performance of a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Andreas Glatz , I. S. Beloborodov

Recently colossal Seebeck coefficient ($S$) has found in the several thermoelectric (TE) materials. We present colossal $S$ and large thermal electron motivate force (EMF) reproduced by space charge (SC) model, introducing multi-Debye…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-02 Hirofumi Kakemoto

Transport and thermoelectric coefficients (including also spin thermopower) of silicene nanoribbons with zigzag edges are investigated by {\it ab-initio} numerical methods. Local spin density of such nanoribbons reveals edge magnetism. Like…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-16 K. Zberecki , M. Wierzbicki , J. Barnaś , R. Swirkowicz

The efficiency of energy conversion in thermoelectric generators (TEGs) is directly proportional to electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient while inversely to thermal conductivity. The challenge is to optimize these interdependent…

The spin-Seebeck effect was recently discovered in a metallic ferromagnet and consists of a thermally generated spin distribution that is electrically measured utilizing the inverse spin Hall effect. Here this effect is reproduced…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-10-27 C. M. Jaworski , J. Yang , S. Mack , D. D. Awschalom , J. P. Heremans , R. C. Myers

Understanding the transfer of spin angular momentum is essential in modern magnetism research. A model case is the generation of magnons in magnetic insulators by heating an adjacent metal film. Here, we reveal the initial steps of this…

We present a theory of the Seebeck effect in nanomagnets with dimensions smaller than the spin diffusion length, showing that the spin accumulation generated by a temperature gradient strongly affects the thermopower. We also identify a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-03 Dmitry V. Fedorov , Martin Gradhand , Katarina Tauber , Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Ingrid Mertig

We develop a low-temperature, long-wavelength theory for the interfacial spin Seebeck effect (SSE) in easy-axis antiferromagnets. The field-induced spin-flop (SF) transition of N\'eel order is associated with a qualitative change in SSE…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-29 Derek Reitz , Junxue Li , Wei Yuan , Jing Shi , Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

The recent discovery of topological insulator (TI) offers new opportunities for the development of thermoelectrics, because many TIs (like Bi$_2$Te$_3$) are excellent thermoelectric (TE) materials. In this review, we will first describe the…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-10-26 Yong Xu

Systemic optimization of thermoelectric materials is arduous due to their conflicting electrical and thermal properties. A strategy based on Design of Experiments and machine learning is developed to optimize the thermoelectric efficiency…

We investigate the intrinsic spin Nernst effect (SNE), a transverse spin current induced by temperature gradients, in topological Dirac semimetals (TDSMs) and magnetic Weyl semimetals (MWSMs) with Ising spin-orbit coupling. The intrinsic…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-06-16 Taiki Matsushita , Akihiro Ozawa , Yasufumi Araki , Junji Fujimoto , Masatoshi Sato

The observation of the magnon Hall effect (MHE) has relied solely on the challenging measurement of the thermal Hall conductivity. Here, we report a highly sensitive electrical Seebeck-contrast method for the observation of MHE in…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-01-08 Jinsong Xu , Jiaming He , J. -S. Zhou , Danru Qu , Ssu-Yen Huang , C. L. Chien

An important contribution to the thermoelectric and spin-caloric transport properties in magnetic materials at elevated temperatures is the formation of a spin-disordered state due to local moment fluctuations. This effect has not been…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-23 Roman Kováčik , Phivos Mavropoulos , Stefan Blügel

Characterizing the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity is challenging because the property varies strongly with temperature and reliable heat flow measurement, not just temperature sensing, is difficult under experimental conditions.…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-10-21 Hyeonbin Moon , Hanbin Cho , Wabi Demeke , Byungki Ryu , Seunghwa Ryu

Thermoelectric materials can recover electrical energy from waste heat and vice versa, which are of great significance in green energy harvesting and solid state refrigerator. The thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) quantifies the energy…

We develop a microscopic theory for the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) in N\'eel and canted phases of antiferromagnetic insulators. We calculate the DC spin current tunneling from the antiferromagnet to an attached metal, incorporating the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-02-14 Keisuke Masuda , Masahiro Sato

Measuring spin currents and spin accumulations is challenging. This is mainly because of their small size and the lack of a standard spin detector comparable to conventional ampere meters or voltage detectors. It is all the more pleasing to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-14 Johannes Kimling , Timo Kuschel

In their Comment, Kimling and Kuschel (hereafter the commenters) challenge our original interpretation of the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) measurements using ultrasensitive Sagnac interferometer, claiming that the transverse…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-03-27 R. McLaughlin , D. Sun , C. Zhang , M. Groesbeck , Z. Valy Vardeny

Thermoelectrics (TEs) are solid-state devices that can realize heat-electricity conversion. Transverse TEs require materials with a large Nernst effect, which typically requires a strong applied magnetic field. However, topological…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-08 Jiamin Wen , Kaustuv Manna , Dung Vu , Subhadeep Bej , Yu Pan , Claudia Felser , Brian Skinner , Joseph P. Heremans

Metallic thermoelectric materials are promising candidates for active cooling applications, where high thermal conductivity and a high thermoelectric power factor are essential to maximize effective thermal conductivity. While metals…