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Optical emission from type-II ZnTe/ZnSe quantum dots demonstrates large and persistent oscillations in both the peak energy and intensity indicating the formation of coherently rotating states. Furthermore, the Aharanov-Bohm (AB) effect is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 I. R. Sellers , V. R. Whiteside , I. L. Kuskovsky , A. O. Govorov , B. D. McCombe

We analyze the posibility of employing the mesoscopic-nanoscopic ring of a normal metal in a doubly degenerate persistent current state with a third auxihilary level and in the presence of the Aharonov-Bohm flux equal to the half of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Barone , T. Hakioglu , I. O. Kulik

We investigate the quantum transport dynamics of electrons in a multi-path Aharonov-Bohm interferometer comprising several parallel graphene nanoribbons. At low magnetic field strengths, the conductance displays a complex oscillatory…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-13 Cynthia I. Osuala , Zitao Tang , Stefan Strauf , Eui-Hyeok Yang , Chunlei Qu

We design a quantum thermal device that can simultaneously and dynamically cool multiple target qubits. Using a setup with three bosonic heat baths, we propose an engineering of interaction Hamiltonian using operators on different subspaces…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-22 Jithin G. Krishnan , Chandrima B. Pushpan , Amit Kumar Pal

We demonstrate operation of a small Fabry-Perot interferometer in which highly coherent Aharonov-Bohm oscillations are observed in the integer and fractional quantum Hall regimes. Using a novel heterostructure design, Coulomb effects are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-13 James Nakamura , Saeed Fallahi , Harshad Sahasrabudhe , Rajib Rahman , Shuang Liang , Geoffrey C. Gardner , Michael J. Manfra

We report phase coherent electron transport in PbTe nanowire networks with a loop geometry. Magneto-conductance shows Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations with periods of $h/e$ and $h/2e$ in flux. The amplitude of $h/2e$ oscillations is enhanced…

Conventional autonomous quantum refrigerators rely on uncorrelated heat exchange between the working system and baths via two-body interactions enabled by single-photon transitions and positive-temperature work baths, inherently limiting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 Brij Mohan , Bijay Kumar Agarwalla , Manabendra Nath Bera

Thermodynamics in quantum circuits aims to find improved functionalities of thermal machines, highlight fundamental phenomena peculiar to quantum nature in thermodynamics, and point out limitations in quantum information processing due to…

Heat engines are key devices that convert thermal energy into usable energy. Strong thermoelectricity, at the basis of electrical heat engines, is present in superconducting spin tunnel barriers at cryogenic temperatures where conventional…

The introduction of the quantum analogue of a Carnot engine based on a bath comprising of particles with a small amount of coherence initiated an active line of research on the harnessing of different quantum resources for the enhancement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-23 Kenza Hammam , Heather Leitch , Yassine Hassouni , Gabriele De Chiara

Aharonov-Bohm (AB) caging, a special flat-band localization mechanism, has spurred great interest in different areas of physics. AB caging can be harnessed to explore the rich and exotic physics of quantum transport in flatband systems,…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-11-24 Hang Li , Zhaoli Dong , Stefano Longhi , Qian Liang , Dizhou Xie , Bo Yan

We study the coherent transport in multi-terminal mesoscopic Aharonov-Bohm ring with a quantum dot embedded in an arm. Employing the Friedel sum rule for the effective single-particle levels in the quantum dot, we explain some anomalous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Kicheon Kang

Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations are studied for a parallel coupled vertical double quantum dot with a common source and drain electrode. We observe AB oscillations of current via a one-electron bonding state as the ground state and an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-02-18 T. Hatano , T. Kubo , Y. Tokura , S. Amaha , S. Teraoka , S. Tarucha

We investigate resonant tunneling through molecular states of coupled double quantum dots embedded in an Aharonov-Bohm (AB) interferometer. The conductance through the system consists of two resonances associated with the bonding and the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kicheon Kang , Sam Young Cho

We investigate a quantum thermal machine composed of two qubits coupled through a Raman-induced exchange interaction and driven by inhomogeneous transition frequencies. The system is analyzed within Carnot, Otto, and Stirling thermodynamic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-07 Alonso Alcalá , Charlie Oncebay , Onofre Rojas , Moises Rojas

We investigate the operation of a qubit as a quantum thermal device within the repeated interaction framework, allowing for strong system-bath coupling and finite interaction times. We analyze two minimal models: an alternating-coupling…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-23 Gabrielle Barsky-Giles , Alessandro Prositto , Matthew Gerry , Dvira Segal

Recently introduced magnetic materials called altermagnets (AM) feature zero net magnetization but a momentum dependent magnetic exchange field, which can have intriguing implications when combined with superconductivity. In our work, we…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-06-13 Simran Chourasia , Aleksandr Svetogorov , Akashdeep Kamra , Wolfgang Belzig

Quantum thermometry plays a critical role in the development of low-temperature sensors and quantum information platforms. In this work, we propose and theoretically analyze a hybrid circuit quantum electrodynamics architecture in which a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 Shaojiang Zhu , Xinyuan You , Alexander Romanenko , Anna Grassellino

Quantum heat transport devices are currently intensively studied in theory. Experimental realization of quantum heat transport devices is a challenging task. So far, they have been mostly investigated in experiments with ultra-cold atoms…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-29 Azat Gubaydullin , George Thomas , Dmitry S. Golubev , Dmitrii Lvov , Joonas T. Peltonen , Jukka P. Pekola

Using a perturbative approach, the effects of the energy gap induced by the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) flux on the transport properties of defective metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes (MSWCNTs) are investigated. The electronic waves scattered…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-02-04 Mehran Bagheri
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