The spin Seebeck effect is useful for probing the spin correlations and magnetic order in magnetic insulators. Here, we report a strong local spin Seebeck effect (LSSE) in antiferromagnetic ${\mathrm{V}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$ thin films. The LSSE response at cryogenic temperatures increases as a function of the external magnetic field until it approaches saturation. The response at a given power and field exhibits a nonmonotonic temperature dependence, with a pronounced peak that shifts toward higher temperatures as the field increases. Furthermore, the magnitude of the LSSE signal decreases consistently with increasing thickness, implying that the bulk SSE dominates any interfacial contribution. This negative correlation between the SSE and the thickness implies that the magnon energy relaxation length in ${\mathrm{V}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$ is shorter than the thickness of our thinnest film, 50 nm, consistent with the strong spin-lattice coupling in this material.

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• Antiferromagnetism
• Spin Seebeck effect
• Magnetic thin films