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Scalable T^2 resistivity in a small single-component Fermi surface

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-09-01 v1 Materials Science Superconductivity

Abstract

Scattering among electrons generates a distinct contribution to electrical resistivity that follows a quadratic temperature dependence. In strongly-correlated electron systems, the prefactor A of this T2^2 resistivity scales with the magnitude of the electronic specific heat. Here, we show that one can change the magnitude of A by four orders of magnitude in metallic SrTiO3 by tuning the concentration of the carriers and consequently, the Fermi energy. The T2^2 behavior persists in the single-band dilute limit despite the absence of two known mechanisms for T2^2 behavior, distinct electron reservoirs and Umklapp processes. The results highlight the absence of a microscopic theory for momentum decay through electron-electron scattering in different Fermi liquids.

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@article{arxiv.1508.07812,
  title  = {Scalable T^2 resistivity in a small single-component Fermi surface},
  author = {Xiao Lin and Benoit Fauque and Kamran Behnia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.07812},
  year   = {2015}
}

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24 pages icluding a supplement, 6 figures, 4 tables and 60 references

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