Bipolar thermoelectric effect in a srially coupled quantum dot system

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2011-04-14

arxiv.org/abs/1104.2651v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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The Seebeck coefficient (S) of a serially coupled quantum dot (SCQD) junction system is theoretically studied via a two-level Anderson model. A change of sign in S with respect to temperature is found, which arises from the competition between tunneling currents due to electrons and holes (i.e, bipolar tunneling effect). The change of sign in S implies that one can vary the equilibrium temperature to produce thermoelectric current in either the forward or reverse direction, leading to a bipolar thermoelectric effect. For the case of two parallel SCQDs, we also observe the oscillatory behavior of S with respect to temperature.

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