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Beyond Ohm's law -- Bernoulli effect and streaming in electron hydrodynamics

ORAL

Abstract

Recent observations of non-local transport in ultraclean 2D materials raised the tantalizing possibility of accessing hydrodynamic correlated transport of many-electron state. However, it has been pointed out that non-local transport can also arise from impurity scattering rather than interaction. At the crux of the ambiguity is the focus on linear effects, i.e. Ohm's law, which cannot easily differentiate among different modes of transport. Here we propose experiments that can reveal rich hydrodynamic features in the system by tapping into the non-linearity of the Navier-Stokes equation. Three experiments we propose will each manifest unique phenomenon well-known in classical fluids: the Bernoulli effect, Eckart streaming, and Rayleigh streaming. Analysis of known parameters confirms that the proposed experiments are feasible and the hydrodynamic signatures are within reach of graphene-based devices. Experimental realization of any one of the three phenomena will provide a stepping stone to formulating and exploring the notions of nonlinear electron fluid dynamics with an eye to celebrated examples from classical non-laminar flows, e.g. pattern formation and turbulence.

Presenters

  • Aaron Hui

    Cornell University

Authors

  • Aaron Hui

    Cornell University

  • Vadim Oganesyan

    CUNY College of Staten Island, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, City University of New York, Physics and Astronomy, CSI and GC, CUNY, Physics and Astronomy, CUNY-CSI

  • Eun-Ah Kim

    Cornell University, Department of Physics, Cornell University