Huge anisotropic magneto-thermal switching in high-purity polycrystalline compensated metals

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Main Authors: Rani, Poonam, Watanabe, Yuto, Shiga, Takuma, Sakuraba, Yuya, Takeda, Hikaru, Yamashita, Minoru, Uchida, Ken-ichi, Yamashita, Aichi, Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu
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author Rani, Poonam
Watanabe, Yuto
Shiga, Takuma
Sakuraba, Yuya
Takeda, Hikaru
Yamashita, Minoru
Uchida, Ken-ichi
Yamashita, Aichi
Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu
author_facet Rani, Poonam
Watanabe, Yuto
Shiga, Takuma
Sakuraba, Yuya
Takeda, Hikaru
Yamashita, Minoru
Uchida, Ken-ichi
Yamashita, Aichi
Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu
contents Magneto-thermal transport is a promising physical property for thermal management applications. Magneto-thermal switching enables active control of heat flows, and a high switching ratio is desirable for improving performance. Here, we report on the observation of a huge magneto-thermal switching (MTS) effect in high-purity (5N) Pb polycrystalline wires, where magnetic fields perpendicular to the heat current direction are applied at low temperatures. At T = 3 K and B = 0.1 T, the measured thermal conductivity (\k{appa}) of the Pb wire is about 2500 W m-1 K-1 but is reduced to ~150 and ~5 W m-1 K-1 at B = 1 and 9 T, respectively. This strong suppression is attributed to magnetoresistance in compensated metals. Although the huge magnetoresistance has been studied in single crystals with field along the selected orbitals, our results demonstrate that a huge MTS can similarly be realized even in flexible polycrystalline wires. This finding highlights the practical potential of magneto-thermal control in low-temperature thermal management, including applications in space environments where temperatures are around 3 K.
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spellingShingle Huge anisotropic magneto-thermal switching in high-purity polycrystalline compensated metals
Rani, Poonam
Watanabe, Yuto
Shiga, Takuma
Sakuraba, Yuya
Takeda, Hikaru
Yamashita, Minoru
Uchida, Ken-ichi
Yamashita, Aichi
Mizuguchi, Yoshikazu
Materials Science
Magneto-thermal transport is a promising physical property for thermal management applications. Magneto-thermal switching enables active control of heat flows, and a high switching ratio is desirable for improving performance. Here, we report on the observation of a huge magneto-thermal switching (MTS) effect in high-purity (5N) Pb polycrystalline wires, where magnetic fields perpendicular to the heat current direction are applied at low temperatures. At T = 3 K and B = 0.1 T, the measured thermal conductivity (\k{appa}) of the Pb wire is about 2500 W m-1 K-1 but is reduced to ~150 and ~5 W m-1 K-1 at B = 1 and 9 T, respectively. This strong suppression is attributed to magnetoresistance in compensated metals. Although the huge magnetoresistance has been studied in single crystals with field along the selected orbitals, our results demonstrate that a huge MTS can similarly be realized even in flexible polycrystalline wires. This finding highlights the practical potential of magneto-thermal control in low-temperature thermal management, including applications in space environments where temperatures are around 3 K.
title Huge anisotropic magneto-thermal switching in high-purity polycrystalline compensated metals
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00427