Journal Article

FZJ-2018-07546

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Popescu, V. ; Kratzer, P. ; Entel, P. ; Heiliger, C. ; Czerner, M. ; Tauber, K. ; Töpler, F. ; Herschbach, C. ; Fedorov, D. V. ; Gradhand, M. ; Mertig, I. ; Kováčik, R.FZJ* ; Mavropoulos, P. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Wortmann, D.FZJ* ; Blügel, S.FZJ* ; Freimuth, F.FZJ* ; Mokrousov, Y.FZJ* ; Wimmer, S. ; Ködderitzsch, D. ; Seemann, M. ; Chadova, K. ; Ebert, H.

2019
IOP Publ. Bristol

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Abstract: Spin caloric transport refers to the coupling of heat with spin transport. Its applications primarily concern the generation of spin currents and control of magnetisation by temperature gradients for information technology, known by the synonym spin caloritronics. Within the framework of ab initio theory, new tools are being developed to provide an additional understanding of these phenomena in realistic materials, accounting for the complexity of the electronic structure without adjustable parameters. Here, we review this progress, summarising the principles of the density-functional-based approaches in the field and presenting a number of application highlights. Our discussion includes the three most frequently employed approaches to the problem, namely the Kubo, Boltzmann, and Landauer–Büttiker methods. These are showcased in specific examples that span, on the one hand, a wide range of materials, such as bulk metallic alloys, nano-structured metallic and tunnel junctions, or magnetic overlayers on heavy metals, and, on the other hand, a wide range of effects, such as the spin-Seebeck, magneto-Seebeck, and spin-Nernst effects, spin disorder, and the thermal spin-transfer and thermal spin–orbit torques.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Quanten-Theorie der Materialien (IAS-1)
2. Quanten-Theorie der Materialien (PGI-1)
3. JARA-FIT (JARA-FIT)
4. JARA - HPC (JARA-HPC)

Research Program(s):

1. 142 - Controlling Spin-Based Phenomena (POF3-142) (POF3-142)
2. 143 - Controlling Configuration-Based Phenomena (POF3-143) (POF3-143)
3. Topological transport in real materials from ab initio (jiff40_20090701) (jiff40_20090701)
4. Electronic and transport properties of magnetic systems at high temperature: ab-initio calculations (jara0051_20130501) (jara0051_20130501)

Appears in the scientific report 2019

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Database coverage:
; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Current Contents - Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences ; Ebsco Academic Search ; IF < 5 ; JCR ; National-Konsortium ; Nationallizenz ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Web of Science Core Collection

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