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Thermal transport in a Luttinger liquid

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We study thermal transport in a one-dimensional (1d) interacting electron gas, employing the Luttinger liquid model. Both thermal conductance and thermopower are analyzed for a pure 1d gas and with impurities. The universal ratio of electrical to thermal conductance in a Fermi-liquid - the Wiedeman-Franz law - is modified, whereas the thermopower is still linear in temperature. For a single impurity the Lorenz number is given by L(T0)=3L0/(2g+g2)L(T \rightarrow 0) = 3L_0/(2g+g^2) - with L0L_0 the Fermi liquid value - and the conductance 1/2<g<11/2 < g < 1. For g<1/2g<1/2 the Lorenz number {\it diverges} as T0T \rightarrow 0. Possible relevance to thermal transport in conducting polymer systems is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9509068,
  title  = {Thermal transport in a Luttinger liquid},
  author = {C. L. Kane and Matthew P. A. Fisher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9509068},
  year   = {2009}
}

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