Temperature and Voltage Probes Far from Equilibrium

Ph. A. Jacquet, C. -A. Pillet

Published 2011-12-01, updated 2012-03-24Version 3

We consider an open system of non-interacting electrons consisting of a small sample connected to several reservoirs and temperature or voltage probes. We study the non-linear system of equations that determines the probe parameters. We show that it has a unique solution, which can be computed with a fast converging iterative algorithm. We illustrate our method with two well-known models: the three-terminal system and the open Aharovov-Bohm interferometer.