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We theoretically explore the behavior of thermal transport in the topological SQUIPT, in the linear and nonlinear regime. The device consists of a topological Josephson junction based on a two-dimensional topological insulator in contact…

A qubit-oscillator junction connecting as a series two bosonic heat baths at different temperatures can display heat valve and diode effects. In particular, the rectification can change in magnitude and even in sign, implying an inversion…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Luca Magazzù , Elisabetta Paladino , Jukka P. Pekola , Milena Grifoni

The control of thermal fluxes -- magnitude and direction, in mesoscale and nanoscale electronic circuits can be achieved by means of heat rectification using thermal diodes in two-terminal systems. The rectification coefficient…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-12-14 Ilia Khomchenko , Henni Ouerdane , Giuliano Benenti

Thermal rectification phenomenon is a manifestation of an asymmetry in the heat flux when the temperature difference between two interacting thermal reservoirs is reversed. In this letter, we present a far-field radiative thermal rectifier…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-14 Elyes Nefzaoui , Karl Joulain , Jérémie Drevillon , Younès Ezzahri

We present a thermal rectification device concept based on far-field radiative exchange between two selective emitters. Rectification is achieved due to the fact that one of the selective emitters radiative properties are independent on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-14 Elyes Nefzaoui , Jérémie Drevillon , Younès Ezzahri , Karl Joulain

Controlling heat flow at the quantum level is essential for the development of next-generation thermal devices. We investigate thermal rectification in a quantum harmonic oscillator coupled to two thermal baths via both single-photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 M. Tahir Naseem

Radiative thermal diodes based on two-element structures rectify heat flows thanks to a temperature dependence of material optical properties. The heat transport asymmetry through these systems, however, remains weak without a significant…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-15 Ivan Latella , Philippe Ben-Abdallah , Moladad Nikbakht

In order to better understand the minimal ingredients for thermal rectification, we perform a detailed investigation of a simple spin chain, namely, the open XX model with a Lindblad dynamics involving global dissipators. We use a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Saulo H. S. Silva , Gabriel T. Landi , Raphael C. Drumond , Emmanuel Pereira

In order to identify the basic conditions for thermal rectification we investigate a simple model with non-uniform, graded mass distribution. The existence of thermal rectification is theoretically predicted and numerically confirmed,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2012-07-06 Jiao Wang , Emmanuel Pereira , Giulio Casati

Thermal rectification can occur when heat is transferred asymmetrically. We consider in this work, the case of a composite wall with one conductive and radiative layer. Both Rosseland and surface radiation approximations are used for taking…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-08-21 Hamou Sadat , Vital Le Dez

We study heat rectification in a minimalistic model composed of two masses subjected to on-site and coupling linear forces in contact with effective Langevin baths induced by laser interactions. Analytic expressions of the heat currents in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-02-03 M. A. Simón , A. Alaña , M. Pons , A. Ruiz-García , J. G. Muga

Heat rectifiers would facilitate energy management operations such as cooling, or energy harvesting, but devices of practical interest are still missing. Understanding heat rectification at a fundamental level is key to help us find or…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-07-05 Javier Navarro , Juan Gonzalo Muga , Marisa Pons

Within the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics the issues of heat transfer and heat rectification are basic ingredients for the understanding and design of heat engines or refrigerators at nanoscales. Here, a consistent and versatile…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-11-21 Thomas Motz , Michael Wiedmann , Jürgen T. Stockburger , Joachim Ankerhold

Non-Hermitian topological phenomena have gained much interest among physicists in recent years. In this paper, we expound on the physics of dissipatively coupled Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) lattices, specifically in systems with bosonic and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-16 Jayakrishnan M. P. Nair , Marlan O. Scully , Girish S. Agarwal

We study thermal transport in anisotropic Heisenberg spin chains using the quantum master equation. It is found that thermal rectification changes sign when the external homogeneous magnetic field is varied. This reversal also occurs when…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-16 Lifa Zhang , Yonghong Yan , Chang-Qin Wu , Jian-Sheng Wang , Baowen Li

We present a unified description of heat flow in two-terminal hybrid quantum systems. Using simple models, we analytically study nonlinear aspects of heat transfer between various reservoirs: metals, solids, and spin baths, mediated by the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Lian-Ao Wu , Claire X. Yu , Dvira Segal

We present a theoretical study of radiative heat transport in nonlinear solid-state quantum circuits. We give a detailed account of heat rectification effects, i.e. the asymmetry of heat current with respect to a reversal of the thermal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-04-28 Tomi Ruokola , Teemu Ojanen , Antti-Pekka Jauho

We investigate quantum transport and thermoelectrical properties of a finite-size Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, a paradigmatic model for a one-dimensional topological insulator, which displays topologically protected edge states. By coupling…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-07-25 Sina Böhling , Georg Engelhardt , Gloria Platero , Gernot Schaller

Rectification of heat transfer in nanodevices can be realized by combining the system inherent anharmonicity with structural asymmetry. we analyze this phenomenon within the simplest anharmonic system -a spin-boson nanojunction model. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Dvira Segal , Abraham Nitzan

Bulk boundary correspondence in topological materials allows to study their bulk topology through the investigation of their topological boundary modes. However, for classes that share similar boundary phenomenology, the growing diversity…

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