Near-hydrodynamic electron flow according to the linearized Boltzmann equation
Near-hydrodynamic electron flows have been realized in a number of recent experiments, where momentum-conserving collisions dominate the flow behavior. We analyze these flows using a matched asymptotic expansion of the governing linearized Boltzmann equation to second order in the rarefaction parameter---the Knudsen number---with arbitrary diffusely scattering boundaries. We find corrections to the bulk governing equations, boundary conditions, and near-boundary dynamics unreported in the literature. The developed theory is used to solve two-dimensional Poiseuille flow in the near-hydrodynamic regime. Nonhydrodynamic corrections are found to compete with the classical Hall or odd viscosity. Our results are in excellent agreement with high-fidelity numerical solutions of the linearized Boltzmann equation.
Authors
- Nitay Ben-Shachar
- Jason Nassios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0250-2608)
- Douglas R. Brumley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-0251)
- John E. Sader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7096-0627)
- Mahyar Madadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6296-9082)
- J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6931-8686)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Victoria School of Management (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.125145
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.91
Funders
- Australian Government
- University of Melbourne