Nernst effect in semi-metals: the meritorious heaviness of electrons
| dc.creator | Behnia, Kamran | |
| dc.creator | Measson, Marie-Aude | |
| dc.creator | Kopelevich, Yakov | |
| dc.date | 2006-11-06 | |
| dc.date | 2007-02-21 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:47:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:47:42Z | |
| dc.description | We present a study of electric, thermal and thermoelectric transport in elemental Bismuth, which presents a Nernst coefficient much larger than what was found in correlated metals. We argue that this is due to the combination of an exceptionally low carrier density with a very long electronic mean-free-path. The low thermomagnetic figure of merit is traced to the lightness of electrons. Heavy-electron semi-metals, which keep a metallic behavior in presence of a magnetic field, emerge as promising candidates for thermomagnetic cooling at low temperatures. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, including 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611136 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611136 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 076603 (2007) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.076603 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124258 | |
| dc.subject | Strongly Correlated Electrons | |
| dc.subject | Materials Science | |
| dc.title | Nernst effect in semi-metals: the meritorious heaviness of electrons | |
| dc.type | text |