We report the first experimental observation of the spin Seebeck effect in
magnetite thin films. The signal observed at temperatures above the Verwey
transition is a contribution from both the anomalous Nernst (ANE) and spin
Seebeck effects (SSE). The contribution from the ANE of the Fe3O4 layer to the
SSE is found to be negligible due to the resistivity difference between Fe3O4
and Pt layers. Below the Verwey transition the SSE is free from the ANE of the
ferromagnetic layer and it is also found to dominate over the ANE due to
magnetic proximity effect on the Pt layer.Comment: 13 pages, 3 figure
Perovskite-type CaMn(1-x)Nb(x)O(3+/-delta) (x = 0.02, 0.05, and 0.08) compounds were synthesized by applying both a "chimie douce" (SC) synthesis and a classical solid state reaction (SSR) method. The crystallographic parameters of the resulting phases were determined from X-ray, electron, and neutron diffraction data. The manganese oxidations states (Mn(4+)/Mn(3+)) were investigated by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The orthorhombic CaMn(1-x)Nb(x)O(3+/-delta) (x = 0.02, 0.05, and 0.08) phases were studied in terms of their high-temperature thermoelectric properties (Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, and thermal conductivity). Differences in electrical transport and thermal properties can be correlated with different microstructures obtained by the two synthesis methods. In the high-temperature range, the electron-doped manganate phases exhibit large absolute Seebeck coefficient and low electrical resistivity values, resulting in a high power factor, PF (e.g., for x = 0.05, S(1000K) = -180 microV K(-1), rho(1000K) = 16.8 mohms cm, and PF > 1.90 x 10(-4) W m(-1) K(-2) for 450 K < T < 1070 K). Furthermore, lower thermal conductivity values are achieved for the SC-derived phases (kappa < 1 W m(-1) K(-1)) compared to the SSR compounds. High power factors combined with low thermal conductivity (leading to ZT values > 0.3) make these phases the best perovskitic candidates as n-type polycrystalline thermoelectric materials operating in air at high temperatures.
Spin Seebeck effects (SSEs) have been investigated in highly crystalline magnetic multilayer [Fe 3 O 4 /Pt] n films. Voltage as well as power generated by the SSE were found to be significantly enhanced with increasing the number of layers n. This voltage enhancement defies the simple understanding of the SSE and suggests that spin current flowing between the magnetic layers in the thickness direction plays an important role in multilayer SSE systems and the observed voltage enhancement.
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