Dissipationless Nernst effects

ORAL

Abstract

We develop a theory of transverse thermoelectric (Peltier) conductivity, $\alpha_{xy}$, in finite magnetic field -- this particular conductivity is often the most important contribution to the Nernst thermopower. We demonstrate that $\alpha_{xy}$ of a free electron gas can be expressed purely and exactly as the entropy per carrier irrespective of temperature (which agrees with seminal Hall bar result of Girvin and Jonson). In two dimensions we prove the universality of this result in the presence of disorder which allows explicit demonstration of a number features of interest to experiments on graphene and other two-dimensional materials. We also exploit this relationship in the low field regime and to analyze the rich singularity structure in $\alpha_{xy}(B, T)$ in three dimensions; we discuss its possible experimental implications.

Authors

  • Vadim Oganesyan

    CSI/CUNY

  • Doron Bergman

    Caltech, California Institute of Technology