Phonon-mediated Hydrodynamic Transport in a Weyl Semimetal
arXiv:2211.13245 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.107.235141
Abstract
We analyze from a microscopic point of view the feasibility of a hydrodynamic regime in a type-I Weyl semimetal driven by electron-electron interactions mediated by virtual phonons. Considering also the effects of of impurities and the absorption/emission of real phonons, the electric and thermal conductivities are derived. At temperatures above the Bloch-Grüneisen temperature , virtual phonons behave similarly to real phonons, but the Lorenz ratio is modified by a constant prefactor dependent on the Fermi surface geometry. For temperatures below , processes that do not conserve chirality induce a dependence in the electric resistivity, opening a window where momentum-conserving interactions dominate transport signatures. We quantitatively discuss this hydrodynamic window and put it into context with recent experimental literature on the subject.
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