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Turbulent hydrodynamics in strongly correlated Kagome metals

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  • A current challenge in condensed matter physics is the realization of strongly correlated, viscous electron fluids. These fluids can be described by holography, that is, by mapping them onto a weakly curved gravitational theory via gauge/gravity duality. The canonical system considered for realizations has been graphene. In this work, we show that Kagome systems with electron fillings adjusted to the Dirac nodes provide a much more compelling platform for realizations of viscous electron fluids, including non-linear effects such as turbulence.A current challenge in condensed matter physics is the realization of strongly correlated, viscous electron fluids. These fluids can be described by holography, that is, by mapping them onto a weakly curved gravitational theory via gauge/gravity duality. The canonical system considered for realizations has been graphene. In this work, we show that Kagome systems with electron fillings adjusted to the Dirac nodes provide a much more compelling platform for realizations of viscous electron fluids, including non-linear effects such as turbulence. In particular, we find that in Scandium Herbertsmithite, the fine-structure constant, which measures the effective Coulomb interaction, is enhanced by a factor of about 3.2 as compared to graphene. We employ holography to estimate the ratio of the shear viscosity over the entropy density in Sc-Herbertsmithite, and find it about three times smaller than in graphene. These findings put the turbulent flow regime described by holography within the reach of experiments. Viscous electron fluids are predicted in strongly correlated systems but remain challenging to realize. Here, the authors predict enhanced effective Coulomb interaction and reduced ratio of the shear viscosity over entropy density in a Kagome metal, inferring turbulent flow of viscous electron fluids.show moreshow less

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Author: Domenico Di Sante, Johanna Erdmenger, Martin Greiter, Ioannis Matthaiakakis, René Meyer, David Rodríguez Fernandez, Ronny Thomale, Erik van Loon, Tim Wehling
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-230380
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie / Physikalisches Institut
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Nature Communications
Year of Completion:2020
Volume:11
Article Number:3997
Source:Nature Communications (2020) 11:3997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17663-x
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17663-x
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Tag:coupling-constant dependence; electron; resistance; shear viscosity
Release Date:2021/04/20
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2020
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International