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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Theoretical and experimental studies of the interaction between spins and
temperature are vital for the development of spin caloritronics, as they dictate
the design of future devices. In this work, we propose a two-terminal cold-atom
simulator to study that interaction. The proposed quantum simulator consists of
strongly interacting atoms that occupy two temperature reservoirs connected by
a one-dimensional link. First, we argue that the dynamics in the link can be described
using an inhomogeneous Heisenberg spin chain whose couplings are defined by the
local temperature. Second, we show the existence of a spin current in a system
with a temperature difference by studying the dynamics that follows the spin-flip
of an atom in the link. A temperature gradient accelerates the impurity in one
direction more than in the other, leading to an overall spin current similar to
the spin Seebeck effect.
acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge support from the European QuantERA ERA-NET
Cofund in Quantum Technologies (Project QTFLAG Grant Agreement No. 731473) (R.E.B),
CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) Brazil (A.F.),
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 754411 (A.G.V.), the Independent Research Fund
Denmark, the Carlsberg Foundation, and Aarhus University Research Foundation under
the Jens Christian Skou fellowship program (N.T.Z).
article_number: '252'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Rafael E.
full_name: Barfknecht, Rafael E.
last_name: Barfknecht
- first_name: Angela
full_name: Foerster, Angela
last_name: Foerster
- first_name: Nikolaj T.
full_name: Zinner, Nikolaj T.
last_name: Zinner
- first_name: Artem
full_name: Volosniev, Artem
id: 37D278BC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Volosniev
orcid: 0000-0003-0393-5525
citation:
ama: Barfknecht RE, Foerster A, Zinner NT, Volosniev A. Generation of spin currents
by a temperature gradient in a two-terminal device. Communications Physics.
2021;4(1). doi:10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7
apa: Barfknecht, R. E., Foerster, A., Zinner, N. T., & Volosniev, A. (2021).
Generation of spin currents by a temperature gradient in a two-terminal device.
Communications Physics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7
chicago: Barfknecht, Rafael E., Angela Foerster, Nikolaj T. Zinner, and Artem Volosniev.
“Generation of Spin Currents by a Temperature Gradient in a Two-Terminal Device.”
Communications Physics. Springer Nature, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7.
ieee: R. E. Barfknecht, A. Foerster, N. T. Zinner, and A. Volosniev, “Generation
of spin currents by a temperature gradient in a two-terminal device,” Communications
Physics, vol. 4, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2021.
ista: Barfknecht RE, Foerster A, Zinner NT, Volosniev A. 2021. Generation of spin
currents by a temperature gradient in a two-terminal device. Communications Physics.
4(1), 252.
mla: Barfknecht, Rafael E., et al. “Generation of Spin Currents by a Temperature
Gradient in a Two-Terminal Device.” Communications Physics, vol. 4, no.
1, 252, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7.
short: R.E. Barfknecht, A. Foerster, N.T. Zinner, A. Volosniev, Communications Physics
4 (2021).
date_created: 2021-12-05T23:01:39Z
date_published: 2021-11-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-14T13:04:34Z
day: '26'
ddc:
- '530'
department:
- _id: MiLe
doi: 10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
arxiv:
- '2101.02020'
isi:
- 10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7
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