Thermoelectric detection of ferromagnetic resonance of a nanoscale ferromagnet

Phys Rev Lett. 2012 Apr 20;108(16):167602. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.167602. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

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.