Enhancement of spin Seebeck effect in Fe3O4/Pt thin films with α-Fe nanodroplets.

Autor: Venkat, G., Cox, C. D. W., Zhou, Z., Leo, N., Kinane, C. J., Caruana, A. J., Morrison, K.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 10/23/2023, Vol. 123 Issue 17, p1-7, 7p
Abstrakt: In this study, we demonstrate an enhancement of the measured spin Seebeck coefficient in Fe3O4/Pt bilayer films due to an increase in Fe nanodroplets formed by pulsed laser deposition. Four bilayer films were deposited at the same time from a highly textured target, resulting in a general increase in droplet formation that was confirmed to be Fe rich by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Of these four films, there were two distinct groupings with differing density of α-Fe droplets, where the bilayer with higher droplet density exhibited a 64% increase in the measured spin Seebeck coefficient from 38 to 63 nV m/W. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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