Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2015-01-08 v2
Abstract
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 towards 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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1406.5329,
title = {Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots},
author = {Björn Sothmann and Rafael Sánchez and Andrew N. Jordan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.5329},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
46 pages, 20 figures, Topical review article for Nanotechnology, published version