Magnon-mediated electric current drag and nonlocal spin-Peltier effect in the ac regime

TL;DR

This paper develops a theoretical framework for magnon-mediated spin and heat transport effects in normal metal/magnetic insulator systems under time-dependent electric fields up to THz frequencies, highlighting the evolution of magnon transport mechanisms.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive theory describing frequency-dependent spintronic and spin-caloritronic effects, including electric current drag and nonlocal spin-Peltier effects, in the ac regime.

Findings

Describes how magnon transport mechanisms change with frequency.

Provides a model for spin and heat transport at THz frequencies.

Analyzes the impact of coherent and incoherent magnons on transport phenomena.

Abstract

Electron-magnon coupling at the interface between a normal metal and a magnetically ordered insulator modifies the electrical conductivity of the normal metal, an effect known as spin-Hall magnetoresistance. It can also facilitate magnon-mediated electric current drag, the nonlocal electric current response of two normal metal layers separated by a magnetic insulator. Additionally, spin and heat transport are coupled both in the magnetic insulator and across the interfaces to normal metals. In this article, we present a theory of these spintronic and spin-caloritronic effects for time-dependent applied electric fields $E(\omega)$, with driving frequencies $\omega$ up to the THz regime. Our model describes how the dominant transport mechanism, coherent or incoherent magnons, evolves with the driving frequency $\omega$.