Quantum Nernst Effect
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چکیده
It is theoretically predicted that the Nernst coefficient is strongly suppressed and the thermal conductance is quantized in the quantum Hall regime of the twodimensional electron gas. The Nernst effect is the induction of a thermomagnetic electromotive force in the y direction under a temperature bias in the x direction and a magnetic field in the z direction. The quantum nature of the Nernst effect is analyzed with the use of a circulating edge current and is demonstrated numerically. The present system is a physical realization of the non-equilibrium steady state.
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