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Coulomb drag of viscous electron fluids: drag viscosity and negative drag conductivity

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Abstract

We show that Coulomb drag in hydrodynamic bilayer systems leads to additional viscosity terms in the hydrodynamic equations, i.e., the drag and drag-Hall viscosities, besides the well-known kinematic and Hall viscosities. These new viscosity terms arise from a change of the stress tensor due to the interlayer Coulomb interactions. All four viscosity terms are tunable by varying the applied magnetic field and the electron densities in the two layers. At certain ratios between the electron densities in the two layers, the drag viscosity dramatically changes the longitudinal transport resulting in a negative drag conductivity.

Publication: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.01941

Presenters

  • Thomas L Schmidt

    University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg Limpertsberg

Authors

  • Thomas L Schmidt

    University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg Limpertsberg

  • Eddwi H Hasdeo

    University of Luxembourg

  • Edvin G Idrisov

    University of Luxembourg Limpertsberg, University of Luxembourg