Thermoelectric response of an interacting two-dimensional electron gas in a quantizing magnetic field

N. R. Cooper, B. I. Halperin, and I. M. Ruzin
Phys. Rev. B 55, 2344 – Published 15 January 1997
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Abstract

We present a discussion of the linear thermoelectric response of an interacting electron gas in a quantizing magnetic field. Boundary currents can carry a significant fraction of the net current passing through the system. We derive general expressions for the bulk and boundary components of the number and energy currents. We show that the local current density may be described in terms of ``transport'' and ``internal magnetization'' contributions. The latter carry no net current and are not observable in standard transport experiments. We show that although Onsager relations cannot be applied to the local current, they are valid for the transport currents and hence for the currents observed in standard transport experiments. We relate three of the four thermoelectric response coefficients of a disorder-free interacting two-dimensional electron gas to equilibrium thermodynamic quantities. In particular, we show that the diffusion thermopower is proportional to the entropy per particle, and we compare this result with recent experimental observations.

  • Received 26 June 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.2344

©1997 American Physical Society

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N. R. Cooper, B. I. Halperin, and I. M. Ruzin

  • Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Vol. 55, Iss. 4 — 15 January 1997

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