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Observation of the transverse Thomson effect

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Nature Physics, Published online: 26 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02936-3

When a charge current, a temperature gradient and a magnetic field are applied orthogonally to each other, a conductor is expected to heat or cool. This so-called transverse Thomson effect has now been observed for a bismuth–antimony alloy.