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Understanding nonequilibrium transport phenomena in bosonic systems is highly challenging. Magnons, as bosons, exhibit different transport behavior from fermionic electron spins. This study focuses on the key factors influencing the nonequilibrium transport of magnons in steady states within magnetic insulators by taking Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) for example. By incorporating the Bose-Einstein distribution function with a non-zero chemical potential
$ {\mu }_{m} $ into the Boltzmann transport equation, analytical expressions for transport parameters in power of$ \alpha $ ($ =-{\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}}/({k}_{{\mathrm{B}}}T) $ ) are obtained under the condition α<1. It is the biggest different from previous researches that our theory establishes a nonlinear relationship between the chemical potential and the nonequilibrium particle density$ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}}\propto -{\alpha }^{1/2}\propto $ $ -{(-{\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}})}^{1/2} $ for magnons under α$\ll 1 $ . For a large chemical potential, higher-order terms of α must be taken into account. Owing to this nonlinear relationship, the magnon diffusion equation markedly differs from that governing electron spin,which evolves into more complex nonlinear differential equation. We specifically focus on the ferrimagnetic insulator YIG by making a comparison of the spatial distribution of the nonequilibrium magnon density$ \delta {n}_{m} $ and chemical potential$ {\mu }_{m} $ between two extreme temperature gradients, namely,$ \nabla T \sim 1\;{\mathrm{K}}/{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{m}} $ and$ {10}^{4}\;{\mathrm{K}}/{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{m}}, $ which correspond to$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ values on the order of$ -0.1\;{\text{μ}}{\mathrm{e}}{\mathrm{V}} $ and$ -6.2\;{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{e}}{\mathrm{V}} $ , respectively, while still satisfying the prerequisite α < 1. Given the known temperature gradient distribution, the nonequilibrium magnon density$ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ calculated based on our theory is in good agreement with the experimental result. Our theoretical and numerical findings greatly contribute to a profound understanding of the nonequilibrium magnon transport characteristics in magnetic insulators.
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Keywords:
- magnon /
- nonequilibrium transport /
- chemical potential /
- magnon diffusion equation /
- Boltzmann transport equation
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图 1 磁振子自旋塞贝克效应示意图, 铁磁绝缘体(MI)磁振子流的两个来源是温度梯度$ \nabla T $和化学势梯度$ \nabla \mu $, 磁振子流进入近邻的重金属层(HM), 由HM中逆自旋霍尔效应进行探测
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of magnon spin Seebeck effect. The two sources of magnon current in ferromagnetic insulators (MI) are temperature gradient $ \nabla T $ and chemical potential gradient $ \nabla \mu $. Magnon current enters the neighboring heavy metal layer (HM) and is detected by the inverse spin Hall effect.
图 2 非平衡粒子数$ {\delta n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $随化学势$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $和$ \alpha $的变化规律
Figure 2. The variation of nonequilibrium magnon density $ {\delta n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $with chemical potential $ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ and $ \alpha $.
图 3 非平衡磁振子流在非线性温度梯度$ \nabla T \sim {10}^{4}\;{\mathrm{K}}/{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{m}} $下的输运 (a) YIG薄膜上激光辐照光斑附近的温度分布和温度梯度, 数据取自文献[20]; (b)本文的理论结果与位置相关的非平衡磁振子浓度$ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $, 及其与实验数据的对比; (c)本文的理论结果与采用线性近似计算的化学势$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $的对比; (d) MI中的总磁振子流$ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $由两个统计力驱动, 温度梯度$ \nabla T $和化学势$ \nabla {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $. $ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{\nabla \mu } $和$ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{\nabla T} $对总磁振子流$ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $的贡献
Figure 3. Out-of-equilibrium magnon transport under a nonlinear temperature gradient $ \nabla T \sim {10}^{4}\;{\mathrm{K}}/{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{m}} $: (a) Distribution of temperature and temperature gradient near the heating laser spot on the YIG film, data taken from[20]; (b) comparison between our theoretical results and the experimental data for position-dependent nonequilibrium magnon density $ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $; (c) comparison between our theoretical results and the calculated data of linear approximation for position-dependent chemical potential $ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $; (d) total magnon current $ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ in MI driven by two statistical forces: temperature gradient $ \nabla T $ and chemical potential $ \nabla {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}}. $ Contribution of $ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{\nabla \mu } $and $ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{\nabla T} $ to the total magnon current $ {J}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $.
图 4 MI中恒定温度梯度下的准平衡磁振子输运 (a), (b)恒定温度梯度下非平衡磁振子浓度$ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $和化学势$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $的数值结果, 插图化学势$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $空间分布示意图; (c), (d)不同的$ \nabla T $值下计算得到的样品中心处 $ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{0} $和$ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}}^{0} $的值
Figure 4. Quasi-equilibrium magnon transport under a constant temperature gradient in MI: (a), (b) Numerical results for the nonequilibrium magnon density $ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ and chemical potential $ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ at a constant temperature gradient. Inset is schematic diagram illustrating the spatial-dependent chemical potential $ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $; (c), (d) calculated values of $ \delta {n}_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ and $ {\mu }_{{\mathrm{m}}} $ at the center of the sample for different values of $ \nabla T $.
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[1] Bauer G E W, Saitoh E, van Wees B J 2012 Nat. Mater. 11 391
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