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We derive a quantum extension of the thermodynamic uncertainty relation where dynamical fluctuations are quantified by the Terletsky-Margenau-Hill quasiprobability, a quantum generalization of the classical joint probability. The obtained…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-31 Kohei Yoshimura , Ryusuke Hamazaki

In this article we review the thermoelectric properties of three terminal devices with Coulomb coupled quantum dots (QDs) as observed in recent experiments [1,2]. The system we consider consists of two Coulomb-blockade QDs one of which can…

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Efficient heat management at cryogenic temperatures is crucial for superconducting quantum technologies. This study demonstrates the controlled manipulation of the heat flow and heat rectification through an asymmetric superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-17 F. Antola , A. Braggio , G. De Simoni , F. Giazotto

Periodically driven coherent conductors provide a universal platform for the development of quantum transport devices. Here, we lay down a comprehensive theory to describe the thermodynamics of these systems. We first focus on moderate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-15 Elina Potanina , Christian Flindt , Michael Moskalets , Kay Brandner

We first argue that the collective behaviour of the Cooper pairs created by thermal fluctuations well above the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, is dominated by the uncertainty principle which, in particular, leads to a…

We investigate the heat flow transport properties of a parallel-coupled double quantum-dot system connected to two reservoirs with a temperature bias in the Coulomb blockade regime. We demonstrate that the effects of thermal rectification…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-15 Yanchao Zhang , Shanhe Su

Close to a zero temperature transition between ordered and disordered electronic phases, quantum fluctuations can lead to a strong enhancement of the electron mass and to the emergence of competing phases such as superconductivity. A…

Owing to their sensitivity to temperature fluctuations, normal metal-insulator-superconductor (NIS) junctions are leveraged in various thermal devices. This study illustrates that two NISIN reservoirs can achieve a measurable negative…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-10 M. Pioldi , G. De Simoni , A. Braggio , F. Giazotto

In modern condensed matter theory, phases of electronic matter--such as metals and insulators-are fundamentally distinguished by the presence or absence of charge-carrying quasiparticles or excitations near the Fermi surface at low…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Xian-Peng Zhang , Yan-Qing Feng , Ji-Feng Shao , Haiwen Liu , Yugui Yao

Inspired by the microscopic control over dissipative processes in quantum optics and cold atoms, we develop an open-system framework to study dissipative control of transport in strongly interacting fermionic systems, relevant for both…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-14 François Damanet , Eduardo Mascarenhas , David Pekker , Andrew J. Daley

Thermodynamic (TUR) and kinetic (KUR) uncertainty relations are fundamental bounds constraining the fluctuations of current observables in classical, non-equilibrium systems. Several works have verified, however, violations of these…

The Heisenberg uncertainty relation, which links the uncertainties of the position and momentum of a particle, has an important footprint on the quantum behavior of a physical system. Analogous to this principle, we propose that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 Pratik Sathe , Luis Pedro García-Pintos , Francesco Caravelli

We discuss inherent thermometry in a Superconductor - Normal metal - Superconductor tunnel junction. In this configuration, the energy selectivity of single-particle tunneling can provide a significant electron cooling, depending on the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Hervé Courtois , Sukumar Rajauria , Philippe Gandit , Frank Hekking , Bernard Pannetier

We establish universal relations between pattern formation and dissipation with a geometric approach to nonequilibrium thermodynamics of deterministic reaction-diffusion systems. We first provide a way to systematically decompose the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-05-04 Ryuna Nagayama , Kohei Yoshimura , Artemy Kolchinsky , Sosuke Ito

In nonequilibrium steady states of Markov jump processes, we derive exact Fluctuation-Response Relations (FRRs) that express the covariance between any pair of currents in terms of static responses in a notably simple form, thus…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-04-17 Timur Aslyamov , Krzysztof Ptaszyński , Massimiliano Esposito

In a superconductor electrons form pairs and electric transport becomes dissipation-less at low temperatures. Recently discovered iron based superconductors have the highest superconducting transition temperature next to copper oxides. In…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-12-02 Xianhui Chen , Pengcheng Dai , Donglai Feng , Tao Xiang , Fu-Chun Zhang

One of the keys to the high-temperature superconductivity puzzle is the identification of the energy scales associated with the emergence of a coherent condensate of superconducting electron pairs. These might provide a measure of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Huefner , M. A. Hossain , A. Damascelli , G. A. Sawatzky

Recent advances in experimental techniques allow one to create a quantum point contact between two Fermi superfluids in cold atomic gases with a tunable transmission coefficient. In this Letter we propose that three distinct behaviors of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-10-17 Juan Yao , Boyang Liu , Mingyuan Sun , Hui Zhai

The first-order superconducting fluctuation corrections to the thermal conductivity of a granular metal are calculated. A suppression of thermal conductivity proportional to $T_c/(T-T_c)$ is observed in a region not too close to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 C. Biagini , R. Ferone , Rosario Fazio , F. W. J. Hekking , V. Tognetti

The remarkable robustness of high-temperature superconductors against disorder remains a controversial obstacle towards the elucidation of their pairing state. Indeed, experiments report a weak suppression rate of the transition temperature…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-06-22 Jian Kang , R. M. Fernandes