Low temperature thermal conductivity measurement of magnetic delafossite PdCrO<sub>2</sub>

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Abstract

Ultrapure delafossite metals are remarkably distinct from conventional metal oxides with their high electrical conductivity (some even exceeding that of noble metals) [1]. Thermal conductivity has previously been studied in PdCoO2 [2] but never in the magnetic partner compound PdCrO2. Here, we present such a study, down to sub-Kelvin temperatures. The high conductivities of delafossites necessitate samples with high aspect ratios to reach low temperatures with a reliable temperature gradient and minimal sample heating. I will discuss how this was achieved in our experiments.
[1] A. P. Mackenzie, Rep. Prog. Phys. 80, 032501 (2017).
[2] R. Daou, R. Frésard, S. Hébert, and A. Maignan, Phys. Rev. B 91, 041113 (2015).

Presenters

  • Seita Onishi

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

Authors

  • Seita Onishi

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
  • Seunghyun Khim

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Institute, Dresden, Germany
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
    • Physics of Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute of Chemical Physics of Solids
    • MPI for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
  • Andrew Mackenzie

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden,Germany
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
    • Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Physics of Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute of Chemical Physics of Solids
  • Elena Hassinger

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids