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Optimisation of a three-terminal nonlinear heat nano-engine

Barbara Szukiewicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University), Ulrich Eckern (University of Augsburg), Karol Izydor Wysokiński (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, University of Augsburg)

New Journal of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/18/2/023050 (Physics and Astronomy)
Licence : CC BY

Résumé : Charge and heat transport in nano-structures is dominated by non-equilibrium effects which strongly influence their behaviour. These effects are studied in a setup consisting of three external leads, one of which is considered as a heat reservoir and is tunnel-coupled to two cold electrodes via two independently controlled quantum dots. The energy flow from the hot electrode together with energy filtering provided by quantum dots leads to a voltage bias between the cold electrodes. The heat and charge currents in the device effectively flow in mutually perpendicular directions, allowing for their independent control. The non-equilibrium screening changes the values of the system parameters needed for its optimal performance but leaves the maximal output power and efficiency unchanged. Our results are important from the theoretical point of view as well as for the practical implementation and the control of the proposed heat engine.

Publié le 23 Fév. 2016