Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Electron hydrodynamics in anisotropic materials

  • Georgios Varnavides,
  • Adam S. Jermyn,
  • Polina Anikeeva,
  • Claudia Felser,
  • Prineha Narang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18553-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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In some materials electrons can behave hydrodynamically, exhibiting phenomena associated with classical viscous fluids. In this theory work, the authors show that the symmetries of the crystal lattices in which the electrons reside can lead to additional unique hydrodynamic effects.