Magnetism-Induced Breakdown of the Wiedemann–Franz Law in Kagome Metals

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Abstract

Magnetic Kagome metals host strongly coupled itinerant electrons and local magnetic moments, producing unconventional charge and heat transport. We present magnetization, electrical, and thermal measurements on a Cr-based Kagome compound showing a ferrimagnetic ground state with a transition near 10 K and a critical field of about 0.4 T. The electrical resistivity and Hall conductivity confirm metallic character with reduced spin-disorder scattering under field, whereas the transverse thermal conductivity displays a pronounced nonlinearity near the transition, indicating distinct regimes of heat-carrying excitations. Joint analysis of electrical and thermal conductivities reveals a breakdown of the Wiedemann–Franz law in the ordered phase and recovery of fermionic heat carriers above 4 K.

*This work is also supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE-BES Grant DE-SC0022986) and the Quantum Science Center(QSC), a National Quantum Information Science Research Center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

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Presenters

  • Jhinkyu Choi

    • Purdue University

Authors

  • Jhinkyu Choi

    • Purdue University

  • Mohan B Neupane

    • Purdue University- West Lafayette

  • Luis Leao

    • Purdue University

  • Bishnu Prasad Belbase

    • Purdue University

  • Arjun Unnikrishnan

    • Indian Institute of Science

  • Arnab Banerjee

    • Purdue University and Quantum Science Center
    • Purdue University