Observation of spin Seebeck contribution to the transverse thermopower in Ni-Pt and MnBi-Au bulk nanocomposites

Stephen R. Boona; Koen Vandaele; Isabel N. Boona; David W. McComb; Joseph P. Heremans

doi:10.1038/ncomms13714

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Observation of spin Seebeck contribution to the transverse thermopower in Ni-Pt and MnBi-Au bulk nanocomposites

Stephen R. Boona,
Koen Vandaele,
Isabel N. Boona,
David W. McComb,
Joseph P. Heremans

Affiliations

Stephen R. Boona: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
Koen Vandaele: Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University
Isabel N. Boona: Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis, The Ohio State University
David W. McComb: Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis, The Ohio State University
Joseph P. Heremans: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13714
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The spin Seebeck effect enables thermal-to-electrical energy conversion but the power generated in thin films remains low. Here, Boonaet al. use composites of ferromagnetic conductors containing noble metal nanoparticles to show that the effect can enhance the transverse thermopower of bulk materials.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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