Critical enhancement of thermopower in a chemically tuned polar semimetal MoTe 2
10.1126/sciadv.1601378
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Abstract

Unusual enhancement of cryogenic thermopower manifests itself around the critical point of polar order in a metal.

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Sakai, H., Ikeura, K., Bahramy, M. S., Ogawa, N., Hashizume, D., Fujioka, J., Tokura, Y., & Ishiwata, S. (2016). Critical enhancement of thermopower in a chemically tuned polar semimetal MoTe 2. Science Advances, 2(11).

Authors 8
  1. Hideaki Sakai (first)
  2. Koji Ikeura (additional)
  3. Mohammad Saeed Bahramy (additional)
  4. Naoki Ogawa (additional)
  5. Daisuke Hashizume (additional)
  6. Jun Fujioka (additional)
  7. Yoshinori Tokura (additional)
  8. Shintaro Ishiwata (additional)
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