Heat production and energy balance in nanoscale engines driven by time-dependent fields

We present a formalism to study the heat transport and the power developed by the local driving fields on a quantum system coupled to macroscopic reservoirs. We show that, quite generally, two important mechanisms can take place: (i) directed heat transport between reservoirs induced by the ac poten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Arrachea, Liliana del Carmen, Moskalets, Michael, Martin-Moreno, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/67518
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67518
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Heat
Quantum
Pump
Transport
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Sumario:We present a formalism to study the heat transport and the power developed by the local driving fields on a quantum system coupled to macroscopic reservoirs. We show that, quite generally, two important mechanisms can take place: (i) directed heat transport between reservoirs induced by the ac potentials, and (ii) at slow driving, two oscillating out of phase forces perform work against each other, while the energy dissipated into the reservoirs is negligible. © 2007 The American Physical Society.