We investigate the interplay between spin currents produced by thermal gradients and spin pumping in hybrid yttrium iron garnet/Pt structures (YIG/Pt). By combining a spin pumping experiment with the application of a temperature gradient, we observe the excitation of local spin wave modes at the YIG/Pt interface. Strong enhancement of these modes was observed when the temperature gradient was applied along one direction and attenuation was observed by reversing the temperature gradient. The results provide support for a recent theoretical proposal, in which some spin wave modes are preferentially excited by spin currents traversing a YIG/Pt interface.
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