  We measured the anomalous-Nernst effect and anisotropic magnetoresistive
heating in a lateral multiterminal Permalloy/Copper spin valve using
all-electrical lock-in measurements. To interpret the results, a
three-dimensional thermoelectric finite-element-model is developed. Using this
model, we extract the heat profile which we use to determine the anomalous
Nernst coefficient of Permalloy Rn=0.13 and also determine the maximum angle of
theta=8 degrees of the magnetization prior to the switching process when an
opposing non-collinear 10$^{\circ}$ magnetic field is applied.

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics