Space- and time-resolved Seebeck and Nernst voltages in laser-heated permalloy/gold microstructures
Author(s) -
Arndt von Bieren,
Florian Brandl,
Dirk Grundler,
JeanPhilippe Ansermet
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.4789974
Subject(s) - permalloy , nernst effect , materials science , nernst equation , thermoelectric effect , seebeck coefficient , thermocouple , magnetization , condensed matter physics , microstructure , thermal conductivity , magnetic field , chemistry , electrode , metallurgy , physics , thermodynamics , composite material , quantum mechanics
Thermoelectric effects in microstructured permalloy (Py)/Au wires are investigated using space- and time-resolved measurements based on scanning focused laser heating. Supported by numerical simulations of the temperature distribution, we identify two major contributions to the laser-induced signals: (i) the Seebeck effect due to thermocouples of Py/Au and (ii) the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) in Py with a coefficient of NANE≈1.6 μV/K. ANE-based magnetic imaging of magnetic domains and magnetization reversal is demonstrated with a lateral resolution on the μm scale.
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