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Published on: July 20, 2022
Thermoelectric detection of ferromagnetic resonance of a nanoscale ferromagnet
F L Bakker1, J Flipse, A Slachter
1Physics of Nanodevices, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. f.l.bakker@rug.nl
Abstract:
We present thermoelectric measurements of the heat dissipated due to ferromagnetic resonance of a Permalloy strip. A microwave magnetic field, produced by an on-chip coplanar strip waveguide, is used to drive the magnetization precession. The generated heat is detected via Seebeck measurements on a thermocouple connected to the ferromagnet. The observed resonance peak shape is in agreement with the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation and is compared with thermoelectric finite-element modeling. Unlike other methods, this technique is not restricted to electrically conductive media and is therefore also applicable to for instance ferromagnetic insulators.

