Lorenz ratios of diagonal and Hall conductivities in a Dirac electron liquid
The magnetotransport properties of a two-dimensional electron liquid in graphene are analyzed in the hydrodynamic limit under isothermal conditions. It is shown that the Wiedemann-Franz law does not hold in this regime and that the Lorenz ratios constructed from the diagonal and Hall conductivities generally differ from each other. The breakdown of the Wiedemann-Franz law is most pronounced near charge neutrality, where the Lorenz ratio can exceed its nominal universal Sommerfeld value by an order of magnitude. The corresponding Lorenz ratios exhibit a nonmonotonic dependence on the magnetic field, which is caused by emergent magnetic friction arising in liquids lacking Galilean invariance and possessing finite intrinsic conductivity.
Authors
- Alex Levchenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-386X)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.111.l241402
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation