Spin Nernst Effect in the Paramagnetic Regime of An Antiferromagnetic Insulator

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Abstract

We theoretically investigate a pure spin Hall current driven by a longitudinal temperature gradient, i.e. the spin Nernst effect (SNE), in a paramagnetic state of a collinear antiferromagnetic insulator with the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. The SNE in magnetic ordered state in such an insulator was proposed by Cheng et al. [PRL 117, 217202 (2016)]. Here we show that the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction can generate a pure spin Hall current even without magnetic ordering. By using a Schwinger boson mean-field theory, we calculate the temperature dependent SNE in a disordered phase. We also discuss the implication of our results to experimental realizations.

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Presenters

  • Yinhan Zhang

    Physics department, Carnegie Mellon University, International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

Authors

  • Yinhan Zhang

    Physics department, Carnegie Mellon University, International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

  • Satoshi Okamoto

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab

  • Di Xiao

    Carnegie Mellon University, Physics department, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon Univ