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Thermodynamic uncertainty relations (TURs) are a set of inequalities expressing a fundamental trade-off between precision and dissipation in non-equilibrium classical and quantum thermodynamic processes. TURs show that achieving low…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-07 Mario Motta , Antonio Mezzacapo , Giacomo Guarnieri

The thermovoltage of a chaotic quantum dot is measured using a current heating technique. The fluctuations in the thermopower as a function of magnetic field and dot shape display a non-Gaussian distribution, in agreement with simulations…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 S. F. Godijn , S. Moeller , H. Buhmann , L. W. Molenkamp , S. A. van Langen

We study the current noise through an unbiased quantum electron pump and its mesoscopic fluctuations for arbitrary temperatures and beyond the bilinear response. In the bilinear regime, we find the full distributions of the noise power and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. L. Polianski , M. G. Vavilov , P. W. Brouwer

Recently, a thermodynamic uncertainty relation (TUR) has been formulated for classical Markovian systems demonstrating trade-off between precision (current fluctuation) and cost (dissipation). Systems that violate the TUR are interesting as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-03 Junjie Liu , Dvira Segal

We study the thermodynamics of ultrasmall metallic grains with level spacing $\delta$ comparable or smaller than the pairing correlation energy, at finite temperatures, $T \gsim \delta$. We describe a method which allows to find quantum…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Falci , A. Fubini

The traditional approach to quantum parameter estimation focuses on the quantum state, deriving fundamental bounds on precision through the quantum Fisher information. In most experimental settings, however, performing arbitrary quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-18 Shishir Khandelwal , Gabriel T. Landi , Géraldine Haack , Mark T. Mitchison

The frequency-dependent spectrum of current fluctuations through nano-scale channels is studied using analytical and computational techniques. Using a stochastic Nernst-Planck description and neglecting the interactions between the ions…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-04-04 Mira Zorkot , Ramin Golestanian

The Landauer-B\"uttiker formalism provides a simple and insightful way for investigating many phenomena in mesoscopic physics. By this approach we derive general formulas for the energy properties and apply them to the basic setups. Of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Danilo Sergi

Nanorings asymmetrically connected to wires show different kinds of quantum interference phenomena under sudden excitations and in steady current conditions. Here we contrast the transient current caused by an abrupt bias to the magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Michele Cini , Enrico Perfetto , Chiara Ciccarelli , Gianluca Stefanucci , Stefano Bellucci

When a quantum dot is subjected to a thermal gradient, the temperature of electrons entering the dot can be determined from the dot's thermocurrent if the conductance spectrum and background temperature are known. We demonstrate this…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-09-07 E. A. Hoffmann , H. A. Nilsson , J. E. Matthews , N. Nakpathomkun , A. I. Persson , L. Samuelson , H. Linke

We calculate the counting statistics of electron transfer through an open quantum dot with charging interaction. A dot that is connected to leads by two single-channel quantum point contacts in an in-plane magnetic field is described by a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Markus Kindermann , Bjoern Trauzettel

Nano- and micromechanical oscillators with high quality (Q) factors have gained much attention for their potential application as ultrasensitive detectors. In contrast to micro-fabricated devices, optically trapped nanoparticles in vacuum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-10 Jan Gieseler , Lukas Novotny , Romain Quidant

Thermodynamic Uncertainty Relations (TURs) set universal bounds linking current fluctuations to entropy production in nonequilibrium steady states. Their multidimensional generalization (MTUR) introduces matrix inequalities connecting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Sergi Vidal , Alba Mayor-Fernandez , Rosa Lopez

We theoretically study thermal transport in an electronic interferometer comprising a parallel circuit of two quantum dots, each of which has a tunable single electronic state which are connected to two leads at different temperature.As a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Sam Young Cho , Ross H. McKenzie

Quantum technology promises revolutionizing applications in information processing, communications, sensing, and modelling. However, efficient on-demand cooling of the functional quantum degrees of freedom remains a major challenge in many…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-13 Kuan Yen Tan , Matti Partanen , Russell E. Lake , Joonas Govenius , Shumpei Masuda , Mikko Möttönen

Thermoelectric effects, such as the generation of a particle current by a temperature gradient, have their origin in a reversible coupling between heat and particle flows. These effects are fundamental probes for materials and have…

Despite its intrinsic non-equilibrium origin, thermoelectricity in nanoscale systems is usually described within a static scattering approach which disregards the dynamical interaction with the thermal baths that maintain energy flow. Using…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Y. Dubi , M. Di Ventra

The precision of typical thermometers consisting of $N$ particles is shot noise limited, improving as $\sim1/\sqrt{N}$. For high precision thermometry and thermometric standards this presents an important theoretical noise floor. Here it is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Thomas M. Stace

We present a theory for the frequency-dependent current fluctuations in superconducting quantum point-contacts (SQPC) within the dc transport regime. This theory is valid for any barrier transparency between the tunnel and ballistic limits,…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 A. Martin-Rodero , A. Levy Yeyati , F. J. Garcia-Vidal

For fluctuating currents in non-equilibrium steady states, the recently discovered thermodynamic uncertainty relation expresses a fundamental relation between their variance and the overall entropic cost associated with the driving. We show…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-07-12 Patrick Pietzonka , Felix Ritort , Udo Seifert