Effect of Uniform Compression on the Ettingshausen-Nernst Effect in Zinc at Low Temperatures

Abstract

The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the oscillatory Ettingshausen-Nernst effect in a zinc single crystal has been studied in magnetic fields ranging from 2 to 11 kilogauss at 4.2°K. With the field along the hexagonal axis, the long period oscillations decrease in period by 5% as the pressure is increased from 300 to 2300 psi. There is an average increase in amplitude of about 10% for each 250-psi increase of pressure. There is no evidence of phase change with pressure.