Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures

Details Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures

2007-03-05

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703119v1

New J. Phys. 9, 439 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 4 color figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/9/12/439

An electron-cooling principle based on Landau quantization is proposed for nanoscale conductor systems. Operation relies on energy-selective electron tunneling into a two-dimensional electron gas in quantizing magnetic fields. This quantum refrigerator provides significant cooling power (~1 nW at a few K for realistic parameters) and offers a unique flexibility thanks to its tunability via the magnetic-field intensity. The available performance is only marginally affected by nonidealities such as disorder or imperfections in the semiconductor. Methods for the implementation of this system and its characterization are discussed.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Landau Cooling in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-113588