Phenomenon · phenomenon:magnon-transport

Magnon transport

Quantised spin waves carry angular momentum and heat through magnetic insulators without moving any charge.

Spin systemsfirst reported 1930also: spin-wave transport, magnon spin current

Atlas record: 3 claims reference this phenomenon — 3 established.

Explorerelations · matrix context · routes · sources · cite

conditions: solid · ferromagnet required

3claims1enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence1candidate routes not searched1cited sources

Relations

drives · 1

Magnons—drives→Magnon transportestablished

produces · 1

Magnon transport—produces→Spin currentestablished

at an interface with a normal metal the magnon current transfers angular momentum to conduction electrons

member of · 1

Magnon transport—member of→Spin caloritronicestablished

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

family: Spin caloritronic (C.17)

Enumerated routes through this · 1

Temperature gradient → Spin Seebeck effect → Magnons → Magnon transport → Spin current → Inverse spin Hall effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 est · candidate

Cited sources · 1

[1]
G. E. W. Bauer, E. Saitoh, B. J. van Wees. Spin caloritronics (2012)
Nature Materials 11, 391–399 · doi:10.1038/nmat3301 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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