Origin of the peaks in the Nernst coefficient of bismuth in strong magnetic fields

Abstract

We explain the origin of most of the peaks in the Nernst coefficient that were recently observed at magnetic fields directed along the trigonal axis and the bisectrix direction in bismuth. Additional experiments are discussed that enable one to verify our explanation.

Submitted to Physical Review B. 4 pages, 5 figures

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