Andy Thomas

Contact

Dr. Andy Thomas

Spintronic transport and devices

Telephone:+49 0351 4659 746‬
Email: a.thomas@ifw-dresden.de

Research Field and Activities

Magnetic effects
Quantum materials
Spin currents and spin waves

Short Biography

Dr. Andy Thomas is a physicist and currently serves as the acting head of the Chair of Solid State Physics at TU Dresden. He specializes in the study of magnetic materials and their applications in advanced electronic devices. His research focuses on quantum materials, spin transport phenomena, and magnetic heterostructures. Using techniques like atomic layer deposition and magnetron sputtering, he fabricates and investigates thin films with unique magnetic and topological properties. Dr. Thomas’s work contributes to the development of energy-efficient technologies and next-generation spintronic devices.

References / Publications

D. Pohl, Y. Lee, A. Thomas, D. Kriegner, S. Beckert, S. Schneider, B. Rellinghaus, “Probing magnetic properties at the nanoscale: in-situ Hall measurements in a TEM,” PMC, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58009/pmc10491587
M. Lammel, D. Scheffler, D. Pohl, A. Thomas, P. Swekis, S. Reitzig, H. Reichlova, R. Schlitz, K. Geishendorf, L. Siegl, B. Rellinghaus, L. M. Eng, K. Nielsch, S. T. B. Goennenwein, “Atomic layer deposition of yttrium iron garnet thin films,” Phys. Rev. Materials, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.044411
A. Thomas, P. Ritzinger, H. Reichlova, D. Kriegner, A. Markou, R. Schlitz, M. Lammel, D. Scheffler, G. H. Park, P. Streda, C. Felser, S. T. B. Goennenwein, K. Vyborny, “Anisotropic magnetothermal transport in Co₂MnGa thin films,” Phys. Rev. B, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.094406
R. Schlitz, S. Granovsky, A. Thomas, D. Pohl, B. Rellinghaus, S. T. B. Goennenwein, “Non-local magnon based transport in yttrium iron garnet/platinum heterostructures at high temperatures,” Phys. Rev. B, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.214434
M. M. Salazar-Cardona, L. Körber, A. Thomas, H. Schultheiss, K. Lenz, K. Nielsch, A. Kakay, J. A. Otalora, “Nonreciprocity of spin waves in magnetic nanotubes with helical equilibrium magnetization,” AIP Advances, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0058940
A. Thomas, N. Meyer, K. Geishendorf, J. Walowski, M. Münzenberg, “The impact of metallic contacts on spin-polarized photocurrents in topological insulator Bi₂Se₃ nanowires,” AIP Advances, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0039647
M. Lammel, K. Geishendorf, M. A. Choffel, D. M. Hamann, A. Thomas, D. C. Johnson, K. Nielsch, “Fast Fourier transform and multi-Gaussian fitting of XRR data to determine the thickness of ALD grown thin films within the initial growth regime,” AIP Advances, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029657
P. Swekis, J. Gayles, D. Kriegner, A. Thomas, G. Fecher, Y. Sun, S. T. B. Goennenwein, C. Felser, A. Markou, “Thickness dependence of the anomalous Nernst effect and the Mott relation of Weyl semimetal Co₂MnGa thin films,” AIP Advances, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0029657
D. Chernyavsky, J. van den Brink, A. Thomas, G. H. Park, K. Nielsch, “Sustainable Thermoelectric Materials Predicted by Machine Learning,” Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202200351
D. Pohl, Y. Lee, A. Thomas, D. Kriegner, S. Beckert, S. Schneider, B. Rellinghaus, “In-situ Correlation of the Anomalous Hall Effect with the Occurrence of Topologically Protected Magnetic Structures,” Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58009/pmc10491587