Magnon spin-current theory for the longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect
- 15 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 89 (1)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.89.014416
Abstract
We present a theoretical model for the longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect (LSSE) in bilayers made of a ferromagnetic insulator (FMI), such as yttrium iron garnet (YIG), and a normal metal (NM), such as platinum (Pt), that relies on the bulk magnon spin current created by the temperature gradient across the thickness of the FMI. We show that the spin current pumped into the NM layer by the magnon accumulation in the FMI provides continuity of the spin current at the FMI/NM interface and is essential for the existence of the longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect. The results of the theory are in good agreement with experimental data for the variation of the LSSE with the sample temperature and with the FMI layer thickness in YIG/Pt bilayers.Keywords
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