Heat conduction in low-dimensional quantum magnets

Details Heat conduction in low-dimensional quantum magnets Heat conduction in low-dimensional quantum magnets

2008-04-09

arxiv.org/abs/0804.1577v1

Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 151, 73-83 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjst/e2007-00363-8

Transport properties provide important information about the mobility, elastic and inelastic of scattering of excitations in solids. Heat transport is well understood for phonons and electrons, but little is known about heat transport by magnetic excitations. Very recently, large and unusual magnetic heat conductivities were discovered in low-dimensional quantum magnets. This article summarizes experimental results for the magnetic thermal conductivity $\kappa_\mathrm{mag}$ of several compounds which are good representations of different low-dimensional quantum spin models, i.e. arrangements of S=1/2 spins in the form of two-dimensional (2D) square lattices and one-dimensional (1D) structures such as chains and two-leg ladders. Remarkable properties of $\kappa_\mathrm{mag}$ have been discovered: It often dwarfs the usual phonon thermal conductivity and allows the identification and analysis of different scattering mechanisms of the relevant magnetic excitations.

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