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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
arxiv: 1
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. <i>Communications Physics</i>.
    2021;4(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7">10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7</a>
  apa: Barfknecht, R. E., Foerster, A., Zinner, N. T., &#38; Volosniev, A. (2021).
    Generation of spin currents by a temperature gradient in a two-terminal device.
    <i>Communications Physics</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7</a>
  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.”
    <i>Communications Physics</i>. Springer Nature, 2021. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7</a>.
  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,” <i>Communications
    Physics</i>, 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.” <i>Communications Physics</i>, vol. 4, no.
    1, 252, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7">10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7</a>.
  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: 2026-04-02T14:05:00Z
day: '26'
ddc:
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department:
- _id: MiLe
doi: 10.1038/s42005-021-00753-7
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
  arxiv:
  - '2101.02020'
  isi:
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