Symmetry constraints on the elastoresistivity tensor

Abstract

The elastoresistivity tensor $m_{ij,kl}$ characterizes changes in a material's resistivity due to strain. As a fourth-rank tensor, elastoresistivity can be a uniquely useful probe of the symmetries and character of the electronic state of a solid. We present a symmetry analysis of $m_{ij,kl}$ (both in the presence and absence of a magnetic field) based on the crystalline point group, focusing for pedagogic purposes on the $D_{4h}$ point group (of relevance to several materials of current interest). We also discuss the relation between $m_{ij,kl}$ and various thermodynamic susceptibilities, particularly where they are sensitive to critical fluctuations proximate to a critical point at which a point group symmetry is spontaneously broken.

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