Spin Caloritronics

Gerrit E. W. Bauer

Gerrit Bauer gives an overview of how spin caloritronics -- the study of the electron spin's role in heat currents in magnetic materials -- provides new functionalities and increases the efficiency of existing thermoelectric technology.

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Spin-magnon transmutation

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Gerrit E. Bauer and Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Physics 4, 40 (2011) – Published May 23, 2011
The conversion of magnons into electron spin flips via spin pumping may allow for low-power spin-based data transmission schemes.

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