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Wiedemann-Franz law for magnon transport

Nakata, K. and Simon, P. and Loss, D.. (2015) Wiedemann-Franz law for magnon transport. Physical Review B, 92 (13). p. 134425.

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Abstract

One of the main goals of spintronics is to improve transport of information carriers and to achieve new functionalities with ultra-low dissipation. A most promising strategy for this holy grail is to use pure magnon currents created and transported in insulating magnets, in the complete absence of any conducting metallic elements. Here we propose a realistic solution to this fundamental challenge by analyzing magnon and heat transport in insulating ferromagnetic junctions. We calculate all transport coefficients for magnon transport and establish Onsager relations between them. We theoretically discover that magnon transport in junctions has a universal behavior, i.e., is independent of material parameters, and establish a magnon analog of the celebrated Wiedemann-Franz law, which governs charge transport at low temperatures. We calculate the Seebeck and Peltier coefficients, which are crucial quantities for spin caloritronics, and demonstrate that they assume universal values in the low-temperature limit. Finally, we show that our predictions are within experimental reach with current device and measurement technologies.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretische Physik Mesoscopics (Loss)
UniBasel Contributors:Loss, Daniel
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:2469-9950
e-ISSN:2469-9969
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:09 May 2016 11:38

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