Spin Seebeck mechanical force

Spin current carrying angular momentum enables intriguing phenomena and many fascinating applications. Here the authors demonstrate that thermally driven spin Seebeck current can give rise to the mechanical torque when transmitting through a Y3Fe5O12 micro cantilever.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kazuya Harii, Yong-Jun Seo, Yasumasa Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Chudo, Koichi Oyanagi, Mamoru Matsuo, Yuki Shiomi, Takahito Ono, Sadamichi Maekawa, Eiji Saitoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10625-y