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Nernst effect and quantum critical magnetotransport in
superconductors and graphene
Markus Müller in collaboration with
Sean Hartnoll (KITP)Pavel Kovtun (KITP)Subir Sachdev (Harvard)
UCSB, 7th March, 2008
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Outline
• Nernst experiments in superconductors
• Hydrodynamic analysis of the thermo-electric response functions
• Applications to graphene: quantum critical transport and collective cyclotron motion
• Obtain hydrodynamic results exactly for a critical gauge theory via the AdS/CFT correspondence
• Comparison with experiments in high Tc’s
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La2-xSrxCuO4 (LSCO)
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La2-xSrxCuO4 (LSCO)
Lax → Srx
Hole doping:
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La2-xSrxCuO4 (LSCO)
• Undopedx=0: antiferromagnetic Mott insulator• Underdoped-optimally doped0.05 < x < 0.17:
Strong Nernst signal up to T=(2-3)Tc
• Overdoped0.17 < x: BCS-like transition, very small Nernst signal above Tc
Lax → Srx
Hole doping:
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Nernst effect ?
T∇−r
JeV2
T
ENe
x
yN ∇−
=≡ rNernst signal:
In the presence of a magnetic field:
Transverse voltage due to a thermal
gradient
ETrr
→∇−(Hall effect:
)
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Nernst effect ?
T∇−r
In the presence of a magnetic field:
Transverse voltage due to a thermal
gradient
JeV2
T
ENe
x
yN ∇−
=≡ rNernst signal:
1. “Particle” view2. “Vortex” view
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Nernst effect ?
T∇−r
In the presence of a magnetic field:
Transverse voltage due to a thermal
gradient
JeV2
T
ENe
x
yN ∇−
=≡ rNernst signal:
V2 nt∂= hπϕtJeV ∂= h2
2. “Vortex” view
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Nernst effect ?
T∇−r
In the presence of a magnetic field:
Transverse voltage due to a thermal
gradient
JeV2
T
ENe
x
yN ∇−
=≡ rNernst signal:
V2 nt∂= hπϕtJeV ∂= h2
2. “Vortex” view
In Fermi liquids: eN very small →
Big Nernst signal above Tc↔
Evidence for a “vortex liquid”?
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Vortex liquid?Two scenarii for superconducting transition:
1) BCS-type: Amplitude vanishes at Tc
ϕieΨ=Ψ
02 →Ψ
2) Phase fluctuations kill long range order: (in purely 2d: Kosterlitz-Thouless)
while a “vortex (Cooper pair) liquid”with local pairing amplitude survives.Pseudogap↔ “Preformed Pairs (bosons)?
0→ϕie
02 >Ψ
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Vortex liquid?Two scenarii for superconducting transition:
1) BCS-type: Amplitude vanishes at Tc
ϕieΨ=Ψ
02 →Ψ
0→ϕie
02 >Ψ
Probe with Nernst effect!
2) Phase fluctuations kill long range order: (in purely 2d: Kosterlitz-Thouless)
while a “vortex (Cooper pair) liquid”with local pairing amplitude survives.Pseudogap↔ “Preformed Pairs (bosons)?
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LSCO Phase diagram
Nernst regioneN [nV/KT]
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LSCO Phase diagram
Dip in Tc nearx=1/8 indicates proximity of insulator
Nernst regioneN [nV/KT]
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Nernst effect in Nb0.15Si0.18
(A. Pourret, H. Aubin, J. Lesueur, C. A. Marrache-Kikuchi, L. Bergé, L. Dumoulin, K. Behnia, arxiv:0701376 (2007))
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(A. Pourret, H. Aubin, J. Lesueur, C. A. Marrache-Kikuchi, L. Bergé, L. Dumoulin, K. Behnia, arxiv:0701376 (2007))
( ) ( )20
4 11 BB
CC
B Bd
xy
+=
+=
lξα
Nernst effect in Nb0.15Si0.18
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Organic superconductors
M. Nam, A. Ardavan, S. J. Blundell, and J. A. Schlueter, Nature 449, 584 (2007).
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Quantum criticality
Proximity to an insulator nearx=1/8
Proximity to transition: Superconductor ↔Mott insulator
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SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
CFT
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e.g.
SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Effective action around gc (µ = 0):
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
CFT
0=ψ0≠ψ
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e.g.
SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Effective action around gc (µ = 0):
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
→ Relativistic (conformal) CFT in d=2+1
CFT
0=ψ0≠ψ
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e.g.
SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Effective action around gc (µ = 0):
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
→ Relativistic (conformal) CFT in d=2+1
CFT
0=ψ0≠ψ
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SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
CFT
0=ψ0≠ψ
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e.g.
SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
Perturb the CFT with
• a chemical potential µ• a magnetic field B
CFT
0=ψ0≠ψ
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e.g.
SI-transition: Bose Hubbard model
∑ ∑∑ −+−= +
ij ii
iiij nnUbbtH µ2
U
tg ≡ tunes the SI-transition
Bose-Hubbard model
Coupling
Perturb the CFT with
• a chemical potential µ• a magnetic field B
CFT
Doping route: µ(x), g(x)
0=ψ0≠ψ
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Hydrodynamic Approach
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Fluid Dynamics
Two transport regimes:
I. Ballistic regime (collisonless)
Short times,Small scales relt τ<<
II. Hydrodynamic regime (collision-dominated)
Long timesLarge scales relt τ>>
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Recall: HydrodynamicsII. Hydrodynamic regime (collisiondominated)
Short times,Large scales relt τ>>
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• Local equilibrium established:
• Study relaxation towards global equilibrium
• Slow modes: Diffusion of the density of conserved quantities:
• Charge • Momentum• Energy
( ) ( ) ( )rurrT loclocloc
r ; , µ
Recall: HydrodynamicsII. Hydrodynamic regime (collisiondominated)
Short times,Large scales relt τ>>
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
:
:
:
µν
µ
µ
τνu ( ) →= 0,0,1µuEnergy velocity:
Dissipative current (“heat curreny”)
Viscous stress tensor (Reynold’s tensor)
Current 3-vector
No energy current
Energy-momentum tensor
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
+ Thermodynamic relations
Current 3-vector
Energy-momentum tensor
:
:
:
µν
µ
µ
τνu ( ) →= 0,0,1µuEnergy velocity:
Dissipative current (“heat curreny”)
Viscous stress tensor (Reynold’s tensor)
No energy current
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservationkk
kiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
How to determine the dissipative termsνµ, τµν?(Landau-Lifschitz)
Q:
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
( ) µµµ µε JuPQ −+=Heat current → Entropy current TQµA:
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
0321 ≥∂++∂+∂=
∂ νµ
µννµν
µµ
µµ
µ
µ
µ µ ubuFaaTaT
Q
( ) µµµ µε JuPQ −+=Heat current → Entropy current TQµ
Positivity of entropy production:
A:
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Positivity of entropy production:
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T0
0
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Positivity of entropy production:
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
Irrelevant for response at k → 0
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Positivity of entropy production:
Conservation laws (equations of motion):
Charge conservation
Energy/momentum conservation
Irrelevant for response at k → 0One singletransport coefficient (instead of two)!
00
imp
1µ
νδτ
T Momentum relaxation
kkkiE r
rrρπ2−=
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Relativistic hydrodynamics
MM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
• at the S-I transition
• in graphene!
L. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0802.4289.
→ Get a feel for the “quantum critical”σQ in graphene:Calculation from a quantum Boltzmann equation
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Relativistic plasma in grapheneMM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
Honeycomb lattice of C atoms
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Relativistic plasma in grapheneMM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
Tight binding dispersionHoneycomb lattice of C atoms
Close to the two Fermi points K , K’ :
( )Kk
σKp
k −=→⋅−≈
F
F
E
H
v
v sublattice
Relativistic (Dirac) cones
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Relativistic plasma in graphene
! v500~ 300
m/s10vv
cThigh
6 cF ≈≈≡
MM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
Close to the two Fermi points K , K’ :
( )Kk
σKp
k −=→⋅−≈
F
F
E
H
v
v sublattice
Tight binding dispersionHoneycomb lattice of C atoms
Relativistic (Dirac) cones
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Universal conductivity σQ
Standard situation: No particle-hole symmetry (ρ ≠ 0)
• Current is carried predominantly by majority carriers
• Finite current implies finite momentum:
• In the absence of impurities: Momentum conservation implies infinite conductivity!
(particles)
(holes)
,0≠Jr
0≠EJr
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Universal conductivity σQ
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0)
• Charge current without momentum (energy current)
• Finite quantum critical conductivity!
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle)
(hole)
,0≠Jr
0=EJr
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Universal conductivity σQ
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0)
• Charge current without momentum (energy current)
• Finite quantum critical conductivity!• Quantum criticality:
Relaxation time set by temperature alone(interaction strength: )
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle)
(hole)
,0≠Jr
0=EJr
TkBrel 2α
τ h≈v2 he=α
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Universal conductivity σQ
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0)
Pair creation/annihilation leads to current decay
(particle)
(hole)
,0≠Jr
0=EJr
TkBrel
h≈τ
→ Universal quantum critical conductivity
( )( ) h
e
Tk
Tke
Tk
e
m
e
B
B
BQDrude
2
222
2
2
1~
vv~
αασρτσ h
h
→=
TkBrel 2α
τ h≈
• Charge current without momentum (energy current)
• Finite quantum critical conductivity!• Quantum criticality:
Relaxation time set by temperature alone(interaction strength: ) v2 he=α
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Universal conductivity σQ : grapheneL. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, condmat0802.4289
−
+, i +, i
−, i−, i
2+, i +, j
−, i
2
−, j
+(N − 1)
2
+(N − 1)
a.) +, i +, i
−, i−, i
+, i +, i
−, j−, j
b.)
12
+, i +, i +, i +, i+, i +, i
−
+, i+, i
2
+(N − 1)
2
+, j+, j+, i+, i
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0), no impurities
( ) ( ){ }[ ] 2collision ,, α∝′=
∂∂⋅+∂ ±± tfItfet kkk
E
Quantum Boltzmann equation
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Universal conductivity σQ : graphene
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0), no impurities
L. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, condmat0802.4289
( ) ( ){ }[ ] 2collision ,, α∝′=
∂∂⋅+∂ ±± tfItfet kkk
E
Quantum Boltzmann equation
Linearization: ( ) ( ) ( )tftftf eq ,,, kkk ±±± += δ
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Universal conductivity σQ : graphene
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0), no impurities
L. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, condmat0802.4289
( ) ( ){ }[ ] 2collision ,, α∝′=
∂∂⋅+∂ ±± tfItfet kkk
E
Quantum Boltzmann equation
Linearization: ( ) ( ) ( )tftftf eq ,,, kkk ±±± += δ
Great simplification: Divergence of collinear scattering amplitude
Amp [ ] →∞
( ) ( )( ) ( )k
tCtftf eqeq kE
kk⋅=+→= ±± δµδµµµ ; ,,
→ Equilibration along unidimensional spatial directions
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Universal conductivity σQ : graphene
Quantum critical situation: Particle-hole symmetry (ρ = 0), no impurities
L. Fritz, J. Schmalian, MM, and S. Sachdev, condmat0802.4289
( ) ( ){ }[ ] 2collision ,, α∝′=
∂∂⋅+∂ ±± tfItfet kkk
E
Quantum Boltzmann equation
Linearization: ( ) ( ) ( )tftftf eq ,,, kkk ±±± += δ
Great simplification: Divergence of collinear scattering amplitude
Amp [ ] →∞
( ) ( )( ) ( )k
tCtftf eqeq kE
kk⋅=+→= ±± δµδµµµ ; ,,
→ Equilibration along unidimensional spatial directions
( )h
e2
2
76.00
αωσ ≈=
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Thermoelectric response
( ) µµµ µε JuPQ −+=
etc.
Thermo-electric response in the particle picture
Charge and heat current:
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Thermoelectric response
( ) µµµ µε JuPQ −+=
etc.
Thermo-electric response in the particle picture
Thermo-electric response in the vortex picture
Nernst signal Nernst coefficientBeN=ν
Charge and heat current:
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S. Hartnoll, P. Kovton, MM, and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B 76, 144502 (2007).
Thermoelectric response
( ) µµµ µε JuPQ −+=
etc.
Thermo-electric response in the particle picture
Thermo-electric response in the vortex picture
Nernst signal Nernst coefficientBeN=ν
Charge and heat current:
Task: i) Solve linearized hydrodynamic equations; ii) Read off the response functions (Kadanoff & Martin 1960)
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Results
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Response functions at B=0
Longitudinal conductivity:
0=== xyxyxy κασSymmetry z → -z :
Universal conductivity at the quantum critical point ρ = 0
Drude-like conductivity, divergent for Momentum conservation (ρ≠0)!
0,0, ≠→∞→ ρωτ
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Response functions at B=0
Longitudinal conductivity:
0=== xyxyxy κασSymmetry z → -z :
non-relativistic limit: 2mvP →+
ρε “energy (enthalpy)
per particle”
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Response functions at B=0
Longitudinal conductivity:
0=== xyxyxy κασSymmetry z → -z :
m
e ρ2
non-relativistic limit: 2mvP →+
ρε “energy (enthalpy)
per particle”
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Response functions at B=0
Longitudinal conductivity:
0=== xyxyxy κασSymmetry z → -z :
Coulomb correction( )22 eg π=
( )2kO+
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Response functions at B=0
Longitudinal conductivity:
0=== xyxyxy κασSymmetry z → -z :
Coulomb correction( )22 eg π=
Thermal conductivity:
Relativistic Wiedemann-Frantz-like relations between σ and κ!
( )2kO+
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B > 0 : Cyclotron resonance
Collective cyclotron frequency of the relativistic plasma
( ) mc
Be
cP
Be
c
v nonrelc
relc
2
22
2
=↔+
= ωρε
ω
τγωω iirelc −−±=Poles in the response
E.g.: Hall conductivity
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B > 0 : Cyclotron resonance
Collective cyclotron frequency of the relativistic plasma
( ) mc
Be
cP
Be
c
v nonrelc
relc
2
22
2
=↔+
= ωρε
ω
P
B
c
vQ +
=ε
σγ2
2
2Intrinsic, interaction-induced broadening(↔ Galilean invariant systems:No broadening due to Kohn’s theorem)
τγωω iirelc −−±=Poles in the response
E.g.: Hall conductivity
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B > 0 : Cyclotron resonance
τγωω iirelc −−±=Poles in the response
Longitudinal conductivity
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Cyclotron resonance in graphene!
τγωω iirelc −−±=
300/
/101.1 6
c
smv
≈⋅=
MM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
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Cyclotron resonance in graphene!
τγωω iirelc −−±=
300/
/101.1 6
c
smv
≈⋅=
Conditions to observe resonance
TkBrelc <<ωh
( )( )2
2
v
TkBth
h=≤ ρρ
Tkc
eBvE BLL <<=
hh
2
relcωτγ <−1,
Negligible Landau quantization
Hydrodynamic, collison-dominated regime
Negligible broadening
Relativistic, quantum critical regime
} 113
211
10
10
1.0
300
−
−
≈
≈
≈≈
s
cm
TB
KT
cωρ
MM, and S. Sachdev, cond-mat 0801.2970.
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AdS/CFT correspondence:
Recover magnetohydrodynamicsfrom String theory techniques
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The AdS/CFT correspondence (Maldacena, Polyakov) relates CFTs to the quantum gravity theory of a black
hole in Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space.
AdS/CFT
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• 2+1 dimensional CFTholographically represents the black hole physics, the CFT living on the boundary of AdS3+1 space
• The temperature of the CFT equals the Hawking temperature of the black hole.
Black hole
3+1 dimensional Anti-de Sitter
space
The AdS/CFT correspondence (Maldacena, Polyakov) relates CFTs to the quantum gravity theory of a black
hole in Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space.
AdS/CFT
CFT
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AdS/CFT
Goal:
• Solve exactlya conformal field theory (CFT), obtain σQ
• Soluble theories:Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory, perturbed by
- a chemical potential- a magnetic field
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AdS/CFTSimplest gravitational dual to CFT2+1: Einstein-Maxwell theory
It has a black hole solution (with electric and magnetic charge):
Black hole
AdS3+1
z = 0
(embedded in M theory as )
Electric charge q and magnetic charge, h↔ µ and B for the CFT
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AdS/CFTSimplest gravitational dual to CFT2+1: Einstein-Maxwell theory
Black hole
AdS3+1
z = 0
Background ↔ Equilibrium
Transport ↔ Perturbations in .
Response via Kubo formula from .
yxtytx Ag ,, ,
( )22 , AgI δδ
It has a black hole solution (with electric and magnetic charge):
(embedded in M theory as )
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AdS/CFT
• Precise agreement with MHD, without imposing the principle of positivity of entropy production!
• Exact value for σQ.
• Proven potential to go beyond MHD S. Hartnoll+Ch. Herzog: beyond small B, calculation of τimp(ρ,B).
Main results
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Comparison of hydrodynamics with experiments in high Tc’s
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Nernst signal (B > 0)
Quantum unit of the Nernst signal
T
ENe
x
yN ∇−
=≡ r )0( =Jr
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Comparison with experiment:Peltier coefficient
# ; # ; # , Q23 === σε TsTPQuantum critical scaling:
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
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Comparison with experiment:Peltier coefficient
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
Quantum critical scaling:
( ) ( )20
4 11 BB
CC
B Bd
xy
+=
+=
lξα
# ; # ; # , Q23 === σε TsTP
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Comparison with experiment:Peltier coefficient
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
Quantum critical scaling:
( ) ( )20
4 11 BB
CC
B Bd
xy
+=
+=
lξα
# ; # ; # , Q23 === σε TsTP
Matches with Gaussian fluctuation theory at B << B0
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LSCO ExperimentsMeasurement of Nxxxy eσα ≈
4
1
Txy ∝α
xyα (T not too large)
Y. Wang et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006).
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
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LSCO ExperimentsMeasurement of Nxxxy eσα ≈
4
1
Txy ∝α
xyα
Y. Wang et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006).
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
(T not too large)
Graphene
c
v10
105.2 v
A meV47v
2
5
o
−
−
≈
⋅≈
≈h
s10 12−≈impτ
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LSCO ExperimentsMeasurement of Nxxxy eσα ≈
4
1
Txy ∝α
xyα
Y. Wang et al., Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006).
( )2226
322
#
# #
imp
impxy BT
TBT
τρτρ
α+
+∝
• 2 ordes of magnitude smaller than the cyclotron frequency of free electrons
• Only observable in ultra-pure sampleswhere . cimp ωτ ≤−1
→ Prediction for ωc:
(T not too large)
Graphene
c
v10
105.2 v
A meV47v
2
5
o
−
−
≈
⋅≈
≈h
s10 12−≈impτ
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Theory for Nxxxy σα ≈ N signalNernst
LSCO Experiments
Y. Wang, L. Li, and N. P. Ong, Phys. Rev. B 73, 024510 (2006).
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Conclusions• General theory of transport in a weakly disordered
“vortex liquid’’ state close to a QCP.
• Simplest model reproduces many trends of theNernst measurementsin cuprates.
• Collective cyclotron resonanceobservable in graphene
• Exact solutions via black hole mappinghave yielded first exact results for transport co-efficientsin interacting many-body systems, and were valuable in determining general structure of hydrodynamics.