Thermal rectification effect of an interacting quantum dot

Details Thermal rectification effect of an interacting quantum dot Thermal rectification effect of an interacting quantum dot

2008-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/0806.1272v1

Chin. Phys. Lett. {bf 25}, 3032 (2008).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

5 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0256-307X/25/8/080

We investigate nonlinear thermal transport properties of a single interacting quantum dot with two energy levels tunnel-coupled to two electrodes using nonequilibrium Green function method and Hartree-Fock decoupling approximation. In the case of asymmetric tunnel-couplings to two electrodes, for example, when the upper level of the quantum dot is open for transport, whereas the lower level is blocked, our calculations predict a strong asymmetry for the heat (energy) current, which shows that, the quantum dot system may act as a thermal rectifier in this specific situation.

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