# Giant localised spin-Peltier effect due to ultrafast domainwalls motion   in antiferromagnetic metals

**Authors:** Rub\'en M. Otxoa, Unai Atxitia, Pierre E. Roy, Oksana Chubykalo, Fesenko

arXiv: 1903.08034 · 2020-12-11

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that ultrafast domain wall motion in antiferromagnetic metals induces a highly localized spin Peltier heat wave, offering potential for nanoscale heating sensing and energy transfer applications.

## Contribution

It reveals that antiferromagnetic domain walls can generate a localized heat wave via the spin Peltier effect, overcoming limitations in ferromagnets due to their ultrahigh mobility and small widths.

## Key findings

- Domain walls in antiferromagnets can produce heat waves up to 1 K.
- Ultrafast domain wall motion enables localized heat transfer.
- Potential applications in nanoscale heating sensing.

## Abstract

Spin thermo-electric phenomena have attracted wide attention recently, e.g. the Spin Peltier effect (SPE) heat generation by magnonic spin currents. Here we find that the Spin Peltier ef-fect also manifests as a heat wave accompanying fast moving magnetic textures. High speed andextreme magnetic excitation localisation are paramount for efficient transfer of energy from thespin-degrees of freedom to electrons and lattice. While satisfying both conditions is subject to se-vere restrictions in ferromagnets, we find that domain walls in antiferomagnets can overcome theselimitations due to their potential ultrahigh mobility and ultra-small widths originating from the rel-ativistic contraction. To illustrate our findings, we show that electric current driven domain wallmotion in the antiferromagnetic metal Mn2Au can carry a localised heat wave with the maximumamplitude up to 1 K . Since domain walls are well localised nanoscale magnetic objects, this effecthas the potential for nanoscale heating sensing and functionalities.

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