435 research outputs found
Spin Hall effect in Sr2RuO4 and transition metals (Nb,Ta)
We study the intrinsic spin Hall conductivity (SHC) and the -orbital Hall
conductivity (OHC) in metallic -electron systems based on the multiorbital
tight-binding model. The obtained Hall conductivities are much larger than that
in -type semiconductors. The origin of these huge Hall effects is the
"effective Aharonov-Bohm phase" induced by the signs of inter-orbital hopping
integrals as well as atomic spin-orbit interaction. Huge SHC and OHC due to
this mecahnism is ubiquitous in multiorbital transition metals.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of SNS conference in Sendai, 200
Theory of Thermal Conductivity in High-Tc Superconductors below Tc: Comparison between Hole-Doped and Electron-Doped Systems
In hole-doped high-Tc superconductors, thermal conductivity increases
drastically just below Tc, which has been considered as a hallmark of a nodal
gap. In contrast, such a coherence peak in thermal conductivity is not visible
in electron-doped compounds, which may indicate a full-gap state such as a
(d+is)-wave state. To settle this problem, we study the thermal conductivity in
the Hubbard model using the fluctuation-exchange (FLEX) approximation, which
predicts that the nodal d-wave state is realized in both hole-doped and
electron-doped compounds. The contrasting behavior of thermal conductivity in
both compounds originates from the differences in the hot/cold spot structure.
In general, a prominent coherence peak in thermal conductivity appears in
line-node superconductors only when the cold spot exists on the nodal line.Comment: 5 pages, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol.76 No.
Universality in heavy-fermion systems with general degeneracy
We discuss the relation between the T^{2}-coefficient of electrical
resistivity and the T-linear specific-heat coefficient for
heavy-fermion systems with general , where is the degeneracy of
quasi-particles. A set of experimental data reveals that the Kadowaki-Woods
relation; , collapses
remarkably for large-N systems, although this relation has been regarded to be
commonly applicable to the Fermi-liquids. Instead, based on the Fermi-liquid
theory we propose a new relation;
with and .
This new relation exhibits an excellent agreement with the data for whole the
range of degenerate heavy-fermions.Comment: 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Theory of Anomalous Hall Effect in a Heavy fermion System with a Strong Anisotropic Crystal Field
In a heavy fermion system, there exists the anomalous Hall effect caused by
localized -orbital freedom, in addition to the normal Hall effect due to the
Lorentz force. In 1994, we found that the Hall coefficient caused by the
anomalous Hall effect () is predominant and the relation ( is the electrical resistivity) holds at low
temperatures in many compounds. In this work, we study the system where the
magnetic susceptibility is highly anisotropic due to the strong crystalline
electric field on -orbitals. Interestingly, we find that is
nearly isotropic in general. This tendency is frequently observed
experimentally, which has casted suspicion that the anomalous Hall effect may
be irrelevant in real materials. Our theory corresponds to corrections and
generalizations of the pioneering work on ferromagnetic metals by Karplus and
Luttinger.Comment: 4 pages, revtex, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. (No.8
Theory of Thermoelectric Power in High-Tc Superconductors
We present a microscopic theory for the thermoelectric power (TEP) in high-Tc
cuprates. Based on the general expression for the TEP, we perform the
calculation of the TEP for a square lattice Hubbard model including all the
vertex corrections necessary to satisfy the conservation laws. In the present
study, characteristic anomalous temperature and doping dependences of the TEP
in high-Tc cuprates, which have been a long-standing problem of high-Tc
cuprates, are well reproduced for both hole- and electron-doped systems, except
for the heavily under-doped case. According to the present analysis, the strong
momentum and energy dependences of the self-energy due to the strong
antiferromagnetic fluctuations play an essential role in reproducing
experimental anomalies of the TEP.Comment: 5 pages, 8 figures, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 70 (2001) No.10.
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From Kondo Effect to Fermi Liquid
The Kondo effect has been playing an important role in strongly correlated
electon systems. The important point is that the magnetic impurity in metals is
a typical example of the Fermi liquid. In the system the local spin is
conserved in the ground state and continuity with respect to Coulomb repulsion
is satisfied. This nature is satisfied also in the periodic systems as far
as the systems remain as the Fermi liquid. This property of the Fermi liquid is
essential to understand the cuprate high-Tc superconductors (HTSC). On the
basis of the Fermi liquid theory we develop the transport theory such as the
resistivity and the Hall coefficient in strongly correlated electron systems,
such as HTSC, organic metals and heavy Fermion systems. The significant role of
the vertex corrections for total charge- and heat-currents on the transport
phenomena is explained. By taking the effect of the current vertex corrections
into account, various typical non-Fermi-liquid-like transport phenomena in
systems with strong magnetic and/or superconducting flucutations are explained
within the Fermi liquid theory.Comment: 14 pages, an article for the special edition of JPSJ "Kondo Effect --
40 Years after the Discovery
Giant Extrinsic Spin Hall Effect due to Rare-Earth Impurities
We investigate the extrinsic spin Hall effect in the electron gas model due
to magnetic impurities, by focusing on Ce- and Yb-impurities. In the dilute
limit, the skew scattering term dominates the side jump term. For
Ce-impurities, the spin Hall angle due to skew scattering is
given by , where is the phase shift
for partial wave. Since reaches if
\delta_2 \simge 0.03, the spin Hall effect is anticipated to be considerable
in metals with rare-earth impurities. The giant extrinsic SHE originates from
the large orbital angular momentum, which is also significant for the intrinsic
SHE.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, to be published in New Journal of Physic
General Formula for the Thermoelectric Transport Phenomena based on the Fermi Liquid Theory: Thermopower, Nernst Coefficient, and Thermal Conductivity
On the basis of the linear response transport theory, the general expressions
for the thermoelectric transport coefficients, such as thermoelectric power
(S), Nernst coefficient (\nu), and thermal conductivity (\kappa), are derived
by using the Fermi liquid theory. The obtained expression is exact as for the
most singular term in terms of 1/\gamma_k^* (\gamma_k^* being the quasiparticle
damping rate). We utilize the Ward identities for the heat current which is
derived by the local energy conservation law. Based on the derived expressions,
we can calculate various thermoelectric transport coefficients within the
framework of the Baym-Kadanoff type conserving approximation. Thus, the present
expressions are very useful for studying the strongly correlated electrons such
as high-Tc superconductors, organic metals, and heavy Fermion systems, where
the current vertex corrections are expected to play important roles. By using
the derived expression, we calculate the thermal conductivity \kappa in a
free-dispersion model up to the second-order with respect to U. We find that it
is slightly enhanced due to the vertex correction for the heat current,
although the vertex correction for electron current makes the conductivity
(\sigma) of this system diverge, reflecting the absence of the Umklapp process.Comment: 22 pages, 11 figures; accepted for publication in PR
Optical Conductivity and Hall Coefficient in High-Tc Superconductors: Significant Role of Current Vertex Corrections
We study AC conductivities in high-Tc cuprates, which offer us significant
information to reveal the true electronic ground states. Based on the
fluctuation-exchange (FLEX) approximation, current vertex corrections (CVC's)
are correctly taken into account to satisfy the conservation laws. We find the
significant role of the CVC's on the optical Hall conductivity in the presence
of strong antiferromagnetic (AF) fluctuations. This fact leads to the failure
of the relaxation time approximation (RTA). As a result, experimental highly
unusual behaviors, (i) prominent frequency and temperature dependences of the
optical Hall coefficient, and (ii) simple Drude form of the optical Hall andge
for wide range of frequencies, are satisfactorily reproduced. In conclusion,
both DC and AC transport phenomena in (slightly under-doped) high-Tc cuprates
can be explained comprehensively in terms of nearly AF Fermi liquid, if one
take the CVC's into account.Comment: 5 page
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