Thermoelectric transport near the pair breaking quantum phase transition out of a $d$-wave superconductor

ORAL

Abstract

We study electric, thermal, and thermoelectric conductivities in the vicinity of a $z=2$ superconductor-diffusive metal transition in two dimensions, both in the high and low frequency limits. We find violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law, with a Lorentz ratio {\it below} the Sommerfeld value (more charge than heat transport). In addition, the dc thermoelectric conductivity $\alpha$ does not vanish at low temperatures, in contrast to Fermi liquids. We introduce a Langevin equation formalism to study critical dynamics over a broad region surrounding the quantum critical point.

Authors

  • Daniel Podolsky

  • Ashvin Vishwanath

    UC Berkeley

  • Joel Moore

    University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley

  • Subir Sachdev

    Harvard University, Harvard University, Department of Physics, Department of Physics, Harvard University