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Coulomb drag driven electron-hole bifluidity in doped graphene

Materials Science 2026-01-05 v2

Abstract

Motivated by the notion that a preponderance of Coulomb interactions might lead to hydrodynamics, we carry out an ab initio calculation of the charge carrier transport properties of the electron-hole plasma of doped graphene. We include both the phonon and Coulomb interactions within a momentum and band resolved Boltzmann transport formalism. We find that, under suitable conditions, the strong Coulomb drag effect induces effects like negative conductivity and joint electron-hole hydrodynamics (bifluidity) in the plasma. We also identify the exclusive electron or hole hydrodynamics. We find that there is a strong violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law in the low doped regimes. Our work elucidates the roles of the microscopic scattering mechanisms that drive these hydrodynamic phenomena.

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@article{arxiv.2512.04602,
  title  = {Coulomb drag driven electron-hole bifluidity in doped graphene},
  author = {Dwaipayan Paul and Nakib H. Protik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.04602},
  year   = {2026}
}