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Twisting the thermoelectric potential

Nature Materials volume 20, pages 451–452 (2021)Cite this article

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A multifunctional device produces a much-improved thermoelectric-driven transverse voltage by exploiting a thermoelectric current to drive an anomalous Hall effect in a ferromagnet.

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Fig. 1: Common material responses and related hybrid devices.

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May, A.F., Sales, B.C. Twisting the thermoelectric potential. Nat. Mater. 20, 451–452 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00908-x

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