Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots.
- Sothmann B Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
- Sánchez R
- Jordan AN
- 2014-12-31
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- Nanotechnology. - 2015
English
We review recent theoretical work on thermoelectric energy harvesting in multi-terminal quantum-dot setups. We first discuss several examples of nanoscale heat engines based on Coulomb-coupled conductors. In particular, we focus on quantum dots in the Coulomb-blockade regime, chaotic cavities and resonant tunneling through quantum dots and wells. We then turn toward quantum-dot heat engines that are driven by bosonic degrees of freedom such as phonons, magnons and microwave photons. These systems provide interesting connections to spin caloritronics and circuit quantum electrodynamics.
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- DOI 10.1088/0957-4484/26/3/032001
- PMID 25549281
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