Nanocoolers
Statistical Mechanics
2015-05-28 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We present a simple kinematic model of a non-equilibrium steady state device, which can operate either as a heat engine or as a refrigerator. The model is composed of two or more scattering channels where the motion is fully described by deterministic classical dynamics, which connect a pair of stochastic (infinite) heat and particle baths at unequal temperatures. We discuss precise kinematic conditions under which our model may approach Carnot's optimal efficiency in different situations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1107.5421,
title = {Nanocoolers},
author = {Martin Horvat and Tomaž Prosen and Giulio Casati},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5421},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
21 pages, 9 figures