In this paper, the spin-dependent thermoelectric properties of a hybrid double quantum dot Aharonov-Bohm interferometer with Rashba effect attached to one ferromagnetic and one superconducting lead are studied based on the non-equilibrium Green's functions and equation of motion method. It is found that the thermoelectric and thermal-spin coefficients are strongly dependent on the Rashba phase difference between the two quantum dots, the coupling asymmetry parameter between two quantum dots and electrodes, the spin polarization of the ferromagnetic electrode and the temperature of electrodes. Under the modulation of magnetic flux and spin-orbit coupling, the spin-dependent thermoelectric parameters derived from the normal particle tunneling exhibit abundant interference phenomena. In the presence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling, the charge figure-of-merit is reduced, but the spin figure-of-merit can be enhanced. The thermal-spin conversion efficiency can be further improved by adjusting the appropriate coupling asymmetry parameter, increasing the spin polarization of the ferromagnetic electrode and increasing temperature.
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