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We present a minimal model capturing the intriguing physics of the fractional quantum Hall state at filling factor $\nu=2/3$. Inserting fictive reservoirs \textemdash either Landauer Reservoirs (LRs) or Energy Preservings Reservoirs (EPRs) \textemdash along the counter-propagating modes to mimic edge channel mixing, the conductance is shown rapidly converging towards the Kane-Fisher-Polchinski conductance fixed point $2/3 \times (e^2/h$) for both EPRs and LRs. However, LRs give equal charge and thermal relaxation lengths while EPRs show infinite thermal relaxation length. The Hall bar current noise is found varying linearly with current at large bias, leading to an apparent (or Fake) Fano factor $\simeq 0.19.../\sqrt{N+1}$ for N LRs, or exponentially vanishing for EPRs. Withal, inserting a Quantum Point Contact in the middle of the Hall bar reveals the recently observed $0.5e^{2}/h$ conductance plateau. Finally, the 2010 Bid et al. first reported observation of neutral modes can be explained by an upstream diffusive heat flow and delta-T noise, without introducing any specific collective neutral mode., Comment: 19 pages, 5 figures

Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) based spin pumping is a versatile tool to quantify the spin mixing conductance and spin to charge conversion (S2CC) efficiency of ferromagnet/normal metal (FM/NM) heterostructure. The spin mixing conductance of FM/NM interface can also be tuned by the crystal orientation symmetry of epitaxial FM. In this work, we study the S2CC in epitaxial Bismuth substituted Yttrium Iron Garnet (Bi0.1Y2.9Fe5O12) thin films Bi-YIG (100 nm) interfaced with heavy metal platinum (Pt (8 nm)) deposited by pulsed laser deposition process on different crystal orientation Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG) substrates i.e. [100] and [111]. The crystal structure and surface roughness characterized by X-Ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy measurements establish epitaxial Bi-YIG[100], Bi-YIG[111] orientations and atomically flat surfaces respectively. The S2CC quantification has been realized by two complimentary techniques, (i) FMR-based spin pumping and inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE) at GHz frequency and (ii) temperature dependent spin Seebeck measurements. FMR-ISHE results demonstrate that the [111] oriented Bi-YIG/Pt sample shows significantly higher values of spin mixing conductance ((2.31+-0.23)x10^18 m^-2) and spin Hall angle (0.01+-0.001) as compared to the [100] oriented Bi-YIG/Pt. A longitudinal spin Seebeck measurement reveals that the [111] oriented sample has higher spin Seebeck coefficient (106.40+-10 nV mm-1 K-1). This anisotropic nature of spin mixing conductance and spin Seebeck coefficient in [111] and [100] orientation has been discussed using the magnetic environment elongation along the surface normal or parallel to the growth direction. Our results aid in understanding the role of crystal orientation symmetry in S2CC based spintronics devices.

The nontrivial topology of quasiparticle wavefunctions can manifest themselves in the form of observable surface states. This is now well established in electronic systems, with Dirac and Weyl semimetals bringing to fore the exotic nature of these topologically protected entities. Magnons - which refer to collective excitations of localized spins - offer another sector where many of these concepts could be realized. Here, we report magneto-thermal measurements on a pyrochlore ferromagnet which is theoretically predicted to host such topological magnons. It is demonstrated that the thermoelectric potential across a metal layer deposited on single crystalline specimens of Y$_2$V$_2$O$_7$ can be used to measure the magnon Hall effect. Moreover, a direct manifestation of topologically protected magnon surface states is observed - via the interfacial drag which these surface spin currents impose on the conduction electrons of the adjacent metallic layer.

We report a detailed investigation of the Ni$_{2}$MnGa shape memory alloy through magnetic, electronic, and thermal measurements. Our measurements of the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) reveal that this technique is very sensitive to the onset of the pre-martensitic transition in sharp contrast to other transport measurements. With the ANE being sensitive to changes at the Fermi surface, we infer on the link between the structural modulations and the modulation of the Fermi surface via its nesting features, with the magnetic field induced strain being the mediating mechanism.

We report on temperature dependent measurements of the Longitudinal Spin Seebeck Effect (LSSE) in the mixed valent manganite La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$. By disentangling the contribution arising due to the Anisotropic Nernst effect, we observe that these two thermally driven phenomena vary disparately with temperature. In a narrow low temperature regime, the LSSE exhibits a $T^{0.55}$ dependence, which matches well with that predicted by the magnon-driven spin current model. Across the double exchange driven paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition, the LSSE exponent is significantly higher than the magnetization one. These observations highlights the importance of individually ascertaining the temperature evolution of different mechanisms which contribute to the measured spin Seebeck signal.

We report on the observation of temperature and field dependent anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) in Ni-rich bulk Ni-Co-Mn-Sn full Heusler alloy. A large change in the transverse Nernst coefficient (N) is obtained across the first order magnetostructural transition from a tetragonal martensite to a cubic austenite phase. The saturation of ANE and magnetic data appear to depend largely on the magnetic anisotropy of the device. Such change in the Nernst co-efficient may prove to be useful for switching applications controlled by temperature and magnetic field changes.