Low-temperature spin-Seebeck effect in the helimagnetic insulator Cu$_2$OSeO$_3$

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Abstract

We report on measurements of the longitudinal spin-Seebeck effect in single crystals of the helimagnetic insulator Cu$_2$OSeO$_3$ in the range $0.5 {\rm K} \leq T\leq 15 {\rm K}$, using sputtered Pt thin films for spin-current detection. Simultaneous determination of magnon thermal conductivities for each specimen allows for a ``calibration'' of the spin current. The influence on the inverse spin-Hall signal of the helical-conical and conical-collinear magnetic phase transitions as well as different crystallographic orientations for the heat flow and applied magnetic field, will be discussed.

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Authors

  • Artem Akopyan

    University of Miami

  • Narayan Prasai

    Department of Physics, University of Miami, University of Miami

  • Sunxiang Huang

    University of Miami

  • Joshua L. Cohn

    Department of Physics, University of Miami, University of Miami

  • Benjamin Trump

    Johns Hopkins University

  • Guy G. Marcus

    IQM at JHU, Johns Hopkins University

  • Tyrel McQueen

    Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA