Giant Nernst effect in the incommensurate charge density wave state of P4W12O44

Abstract

We report the study of Nernst effect in quasi-low dimensional tungsten bronze P4W12O44 showing a sequence of Peierls instabilities. We demonstrate that both condensation of the electronic carriers in the CDW state and the existence of high-mobility electrons and holes originating from the small pockets remaining in the incompletely nested Fermi surface give rise to a Nernst effect of a magnitude similar to that observed in heavy fermion compounds.