Spin Seebeck results (SSE) come up from spin present (magnon) technology from inside ferri-, ferro-, or anti-ferromagnetic supplies pushed by an utilized temperature gradient. *
Longitudinal spin Seebeck impact (LSSE) investigations, the place the spin present and temperature gradient evolve alongside a typical z axis, whereas the magnetic area is utilized within the y axis and the voltage contacts are spaced alongside the x axis, have grow to be the most well-liked spin Seebeck machine structure. *
In article “Bi2Se3 interlayer remedies affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck impact”, Yaoyang Hu, Michael P. Weir, H. Jessica Pereira, Oliver J. Amin, Jem Pitcairn, Matthew J. Cliffe, Andrew W. Rushforth, Gunta Kunakova, Kiryl Niherysh, Vladimir Korolkov, James Kertfoot, Oleg Makarovsky and Simon Woodward current a way to reinforce the longitudinal spin Seebeck impact at platinum/yttrium iron garnet (Pt/YIG) interfaces. *
The introduction of a partial interlayer of bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3, 2.5% floor protection) interfaces considerably will increase (by ∼380%–690%) the spin Seebeck coefficient over equal Pt/YIG management gadgets. *
Optimum gadgets are ready by transferring Bi2Se3 nanoribbons, ready below anaerobic situations, onto the YIG (111) chips adopted by speedy over-coating with Pt. The deposited Pt/Bi2Se3 nanoribbon/YIG meeting is characterised by scanning electron microscope. The anticipated elemental compositions of Bi2Se3 and YIG are confirmed by vitality dispersive x-ray evaluation. *
A spin Seebeck coefficient of 0.34–0.62 μV/Okay for Pt/Bi2Se3/YIG is attained for the authors’ gadgets, in comparison with simply 0.09 μV/Okay for Pt/YIG controls at a 12 Okay thermal gradient and a magnetic area swept from −50 to +50 mT. *
Superconducting quantum interference machine magnetometer research point out that the magnetic second of Pt/Bi2Se3/YIG handled chips is elevated by ∼4% vs management Pt/YIG chips (i.e., a big improve vs the ±0.06% chip mass reproducibility). *
Elevated floor magnetization can be detected in magnetic drive microscope research of Pt/Bi2Se3/YIG, suggesting that the enhancement of spin injection is related to the presence of Bi2Se3 nanoribbons. *
To know the floor magnetization results in pattern BSYIG1-a additional, magnetic drive microscope (MFM) measurements had been undertaken utilizing a business atomic drive microscope and magnetic NanoWorld Pointprobe® MFMR AFM probes. *
MFM differs from conventional atomic drive microscopy in that the AFM probe, along with offering a floor top profile, can be in a position to detect the magnetic area gradient above the pattern. *
MFM floor profiling of BSYIG1-a revealed {that a} typical ribbon is comprised of multilayers of Bi2Se3, offering thicker sections ca. 250 nm thick [e.g., the profile along vector 1 in Figs. 3(a) and 3(b) cited below] and extra thinner sections ca. 100 nm thick [e.g., the profile along vector 2 in Figs. 3(a) and 3(b)]. Re-running ribbon profiles 1 and a couple of with the magnetic probe at a top of 100 nm above the topological floor offered knowledge on the magnetic area gradient variation alongside the identical line profiles. The MFM amplitude [Figs. 3(c) and 3(d) cited below] will increase over the Bi2Se3 flake, and moreover, the magnetic enhancement correlates with the thickness of the Bi2Se3, being bigger for the thicker a part of the pattern. *
This amplitude enhancement means that the noticed impact is magnetic relatively than resulting from long-range electrostatics, supporting the inference that the floor magnetization is improved by the presence of Bi2Se3 flakes on the interlayer of a Pt/YIG machine. Nonetheless, it was not potential to extract quantitative details about floor magnetization from this examine, however Yaoyang Hu et al. are hopeful that future experimental and theoretical work can present additional clarification. *
Scanning probe microscopy photos of BSYIG1-a: (a) Atomic drive microscopy picture of a consultant Bi2Se3 nanoribbon on a YIG/GGG substrate. (b) Bi2Se3 ribbon profile scans alongside vectors 1 (pink) and a couple of (blue) exhibiting the 2 differential top responses. (c) Magnetic drive microscopy picture of the identical Bi2Se3 nanoribbon. The measurement was carried out at 100 nm above the topological heights decided within the AFM examine. (d) MFM profile scans alongside vectors 1 (pink) and a couple of (blue) exhibiting the magnetic response.
*Yaoyang Hu, Michael P. Weir, H. Jessica Pereira, Oliver J. Amin, Jem Pitcairn, Matthew J. Cliffe, Andrew W. Rushforth, Gunta Kunakova, Kiryl Niherysh, Vladimir Korolkov, James Kertfoot, Oleg Makarovsky and Simon Woodward
Bi2Se3 interlayer remedies affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck impact
Utilized Physics Letters 123, 223902 (2023)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157778
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