Electrical and thermal transport properties of kagome metals AV$_3$Sb$_5$ (A=K, Rb, Cs)

Kavli Affiliate: Long Zhang

| First 5 Authors: Xinrun Mi, Kunya Yang, Yuhan Gan, Long Zhang, Aifeng Wang

| Summary:

The interplay between lattice geometry, band topology and electronic
correlations in the newly discovered kagome compounds AV$_3$Sb$_5$ (A=K, Rb,
Cs) makes this family a novel playground to investigate emergent quantum
phenomena, such as unconventional superconductivity, chiral charge density wave
and electronic nematicity. These exotic quantum phases naturally leave
nontrivial fingerprints in transport properties of AV$_3$Sb$_5$, both in
electrical and thermal channels, which are prominent probes to uncover the
underlying mechanisms. In this brief review, we highlight the unusual
electrical and thermal transport properties observed in the unconventional
charge ordered state of AV3Sb5, including giant anomalous Hall, anomalous
Nernst, ambipolar Nernst and anomalous thermal Hall effects. Connections of
these anomalous transport properties to time-reversal symmetry breaking,
topological and multiband fermiology, as well as electronic nematicity, are
also discussed. Finally, a perspective together with challenges of this rapid
growing field are given.

| Search Query: ArXiv Query: search_query=au:”Long Zhang”&id_list=&start=0&max_results=3

Read More