Large Magneto-Transverse and Longitudinal Thermoelectric Effects in the Magnetic Weyl Semimetal TbPtBi.

Abstract

Magnetic topological semimetals provide new opportunities for power generation and solid-state cooling based on thermoelectric (TE) effect. The interplay between magnetism and nontrivial band topology prompts the magnetic topological semimetals to yield strong transverse TE effect, while the longitudinal TE performance is usually poor. Herein, it is demonstrated that the magnetic Weyl semimetal TbPtBi has high value for both transverse and longitudinal thermopower with large power factor (PF). At 300K and 13.5Tesla, the transverse thermopower and PF reach up to 214µVK-1 and 35µWcm-1 K-2 , respectively, which are comparable to those of state-of-the-art TE materials. Combining first-principles calculations, longitudinal magnetoresistance and planar Hall resistance measurements, and two-band model fitting, the large transverse thermopower and PF are attributed to both bipolar effect and large Hall angle. Moreover, the imperfectly compensated charge carriers and large transverse magnetoresistance induce the maximum magneto-longitudinal thermopower of 251µVK-1 with a PF of 24µWcm-1 K-2 at 150K and 13.5Tesla, which is two times higher than that at zero magnetic field. This work demonstrates the great potential of topological semimetals for TEs and offers a new excellent candidate for magneto-TEs.