Observation of magnetic state dependent thermoelectricity in superconducting spin valves

Superconductor-ferromagnet tunnel junctions demonstrate giant thermoelectric effects that are being exploited to engineer ultrasensitive terahertz radiation detectors. Here, we experimentally observe the recently predicted complete magnetic control over thermoelectric effects in a superconducting sp...

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Autores: González-Ruano, César, Caso, Diego, Ouassou, Jabir Ali, Tiusan, Coriolan, Lu, Yuan, Linder, Jacob, Aliev Kazanski, Farkhad
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/708559
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/708559
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.237001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Superconducting Materials
Terahertz Waves
Magnetic Devices
Tunnelling Magnetoresistance
Física
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Sumario:Superconductor-ferromagnet tunnel junctions demonstrate giant thermoelectric effects that are being exploited to engineer ultrasensitive terahertz radiation detectors. Here, we experimentally observe the recently predicted complete magnetic control over thermoelectric effects in a superconducting spin valve, including the dependence of its sign on the magnetic state of the spin valve. The description of the experimental results is improved by the introduction of an interfacial domain wall in the spin filter layer interfacing the superconductor. Surprisingly, the application of high in-plane magnetic fields induces a double sign inversion of the thermoelectric effect, which exhibits large values even at applied fields twice the superconducting critical field