Large magneto-Seebeck effect in magnetic tunnel junctions with half-metallic Heusler electrodes

Alexander Boehnke; Ulrike Martens; Christian Sterwerf; Alessia Niesen; Torsten Huebner; Marvin von der Ehe; Markus Meinert; Timo Kuschel; Andy Thomas; Christian Heiliger; Markus Münzenberg; Günter Reiss

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01784-x

Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Large magneto-Seebeck effect in magnetic tunnel junctions with half-metallic Heusler electrodes

Alexander Boehnke,
Ulrike Martens,
Christian Sterwerf,
Alessia Niesen,
Torsten Huebner,
Marvin von der Ehe,
Markus Meinert,
Timo Kuschel,
Andy Thomas,
Christian Heiliger,
Markus Münzenberg,
Günter Reiss

Affiliations

Alexander Boehnke: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Ulrike Martens: Institut für Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität
Christian Sterwerf: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Alessia Niesen: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Torsten Huebner: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Marvin von der Ehe: Institut für Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität
Markus Meinert: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Timo Kuschel: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25
Andy Thomas: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden), Institute for Metallic Materials
Christian Heiliger: Institut für theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Markus Münzenberg: Institut für Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität
Günter Reiss: Center for Spinelectronic Materials and Devices, Physics Department, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01784-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Expanding the scope of materials for spin caloritronics enhances the opportunity to achieve more energy efficient memory and sensor devices. Here the authors report the tunnel magneto-Seebeck effects in magnetic tunnel junctions with Co2FeAl and Co2FeSi Heusler compounds.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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