{
  "id": "1306.4343",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2013-06-18T20:35:41.000Z",
  "updated": "2013-06-18T20:35:41.000Z",
  "title": "Heat, molecular vibrations, and adiabatic driving in non-equilibrium transport through interacting quantum dots",
  "authors": [
    "F. Haupt",
    "M. Leijnse",
    "H. L. Calvo",
    "L. Classen",
    "J. Splettstoesser",
    "M. R. Wegewijs"
  ],
  "comment": "Review article submitted to PSS (b) for the special issue \"Quantum transport at the molecular scale\"",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall"
  ],
  "abstract": "In this article we review aspects of charge and heat transport in interacting quantum dots and molecular junctions under stationary and time-dependent non-equilibrium conditions due to finite electrical and thermal bias. In particular, we discuss how a discrete level spectrum can be beneficial for thermoelectric applications, and investigate the detrimental effects of molecular vibrations on the efficiency of a molecular quantum dot as an energy converter. In addition, we consider the effects of a slow time-dependent modulation of applied voltages on the transport properties of a quantum dot and show how this can be used as a spectroscopic tool complementary to standard dc-measurements. Finally, we combine time-dependent driving with thermoelectrics in a double-quantum dot system - a nanoscale analogue of a cyclic heat engine - and discuss its operation and the main limitations to its performance.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2013-06-18T20:35:41.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "interacting quantum dots",
      "molecular vibrations",
      "non-equilibrium transport",
      "adiabatic driving",
      "discrete level spectrum"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "review article",
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1002/pssb.201349219",
      "journal": "Physica Status Solidi B Basic Research",
      "year": 2013,
      "month": "Nov",
      "volume": 250,
      "number": 11,
      "pages": 2315
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2013PSSBR.250.2315H"
    }
  }
}