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Universality in quantum critical flow of charge and heat in ultraclean graphene

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  • #Quantum Criticality
  • #Dirac Fluid
  • #Graphene
  • Graphene near the Dirac point exhibits quantum critical Dirac fluid behavior.
  • Electrical and thermal conductivities in high-quality graphene devices show inverse relationship, aligning with relativistic hydrodynamics.
  • Characteristic conductivity converges to a quantized value, supporting quantum critical universality.
  • Giant violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law observed, with Lorentz number exceeding semiclassical values by over 200 times near the Dirac point at low temperatures.
  • High-temperature measurements show the viscosity to entropy density ratio approaches that of a minimally viscous quantum fluid.
  • Combined electrical and thermal conductivity measurements help discern quantum critical universality in graphene transport.