{"title":"Origin of anomalous temperature dependence of the Nernst effect in narrow-gap semiconductors","authors":"R. Masuki, T. Nomoto, R. Arita","doi":"10.1103/PHYSREVB.103.L041202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.103.L041202","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the Boltzmann transport theory, we study the origin of the anomalous temperature dependence of the Nernst coefficient ($nu$) due to the phonon-drag mechanism. For narrow-gap semiconductors, we find that there are two characteristic temperatures at which a noticeable peak structure appears in $nu$. Contrarily, the Seebeck coefficient ($S$) always has only one peak. While the breakdown of the Sondheimer cancellation due to the momentum-dependence of the electron relaxation time is essential for the peak in $nu$ at low $T$, the contribution of the valence band to the phonon-drag current is essential for the peak at higher $T$. By considering this mechanism, we successfully reproduce $nu$ and $S$ of FeSb$_2$ for which a gigantic phonon-drag effect is observed experimentally.","PeriodicalId":8467,"journal":{"name":"arXiv: Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79592173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valley pseudospin in monolayer \u0000MoSi2N4\u0000 and \u0000MoSi2As4","authors":"Chen Yang, Z. Song, Xiaotian Sun, Jing Lu","doi":"10.1103/PHYSREVB.103.035308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.103.035308","url":null,"abstract":"For a long time, two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal MoS2 was proposed as a promising material for valleytronic system. However, the limited size of growth and low carrier motilities in MoS2 restrict its further application. Very recently, a new kind of hexagonal 2D MXene, MoSi2N4, was successfully synthesized with large size, excellent ambient stability, and considerable hole mobility. In this paper, based on the first-principles calculations, we predict that the valley-contrast properties can be realized in monolayer MoSi2N4 and its derivative MoSi2As4. Beyond the traditional two-level valleys, the valleys in monolayer MoSi2As4 are multiple-folded, implying a new valley dimension. Such multiple-folded valleys can be described by a three-band low-power Hamiltonian. This study presents the theoretical advance and the potential applications of monolayer MoSi2N4 and MoSi2As4 in valleytronic devices, especially multiple information processing.","PeriodicalId":8467,"journal":{"name":"arXiv: Materials Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83571285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}