Large asymmetric anomalous Nernst effect in the antiferromagnet SrIr0.8Sn0.2O3

Dongliang Gong (), Junyi Yang, Shu Zhang, Shashi Pandey, Dapeng Cui, Jacob P. C. Ruff, Lukas Horak, Evguenia Karapetrova, Jong-Woo Kim, Philip J. Ryan, Lin Hao, Yang Zhang () and Jian Liu ()
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Dongliang Gong: University of Tennessee
Junyi Yang: University of Tennessee
Shu Zhang: IFW Dresden
Shashi Pandey: University of Tennessee
Dapeng Cui: University of Tennessee
Jacob P. C. Ruff: Cornell University
Lukas Horak: Charles University
Evguenia Karapetrova: Argonne National Laboratory
Jong-Woo Kim: Argonne National Laboratory
Philip J. Ryan: Argonne National Laboratory
Lin Hao: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Zhang: University of Tennessee
Jian Liu: University of Tennessee

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract A large anomalous Nernst effect is essential for thermoelectric energy-harvesting in the transverse geometry without external magnetic field. It’s often connected with anomalous Hall effect, especially when electronic Berry curvature is believed to be the driving force. This approach implicitly assumes the same symmetry for the Nernst and Hall coefficients, which is however not necessarily true. Here we report a large anomalous Nernst effect in antiferromagnetic SrIr0.8Sn0.2O3 that defies the antisymmetric constraint on the anomalous Hall effect imposed by the Onsager reciprocal relation. The observed spontaneous Nernst thermopower quickly reaches the sub-μV/K level below the Néel transition around 250 K, which is comparable with many topological antiferromagnetic semimetals and far excels other magnetic oxides. Our analysis indicates that the coexistence of significant symmetric and antisymmetric contributions plays a key role, pointing to the importance of extracting both contributions and a new pathway to enhanced anomalous Nernst effect for transverse thermoelectrics.

Date: 2025
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