High power density energy harvesting devices based on the anomalous Nernst effect of Co/Pt magnetic multilayers
arXiv:2207.07526 · doi:10.1021/acsaem.2c02422
Abstract
The anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) is a thermomagnetic phenomenon with potential applications in thermal energy harvesting. While many recent works studied the approaches to increase the ANE coefficient of materials, relatively little effort was devoted to increasing the power supplied by the effect. Here we demonstrate a nanofabricated device with record power density generated by the ANE. To accomplish this, we fabricate micrometer-sized devices in which the thermal gradient is three orders of magnitude higher than conventional macroscopic devices. In addition, we use Co/Pt multilayers, a system characterized by a high ANE thermopower (~1 microV/K), low electrical resistivity, and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. These innovations allow us to obtain power densities of around 13 W/cm3. We believe that this design may find uses in harvesting wasted energy in e.g. electronic devices.
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