On the Planckian bound for heat diffusion in insulators

Mousatov, Connie H.; Hartnoll, Sean A.

doi:10.1038/s41567-020-0828-6

On the Planckian bound for heat diffusion in insulators

Journal Article · Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nature Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-0828-6· OSTI ID:1608310

Mousatov, Connie H. ^[1]; ^[2]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

In an insulator, thermal transport at high temperature is expected to be dominated by entirely classical phonon dynamics. In apparent tension with this expectation, recent experimental observations have led to the conjecture that the transport lifetime, τ, is subject to a Planckian bound from below, namely, τ ≳ τ_Pl ≡ ℏ / (k_BT). Here, we argue that this Planckian bound is due to a quantum-mechanical bound on the sound velocity: v_s < v_M. The ‘melting velocity’ v_M is defined in terms of the melting temperature of the crystal, the interatomic spacing and Planck’s constant. We show that for several classes of insulating crystals, both simple and complex, τ / τ_Pl ≈ v_M / v_s at high temperatures. The velocity bound therefore implies the Planckian bound.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1608310

Journal Information:: Nature Physics, Journal Name: Nature Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 16; ISSN 1745-2473

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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