Thermal rectification in nonlinear quantum circuits

dc.creatorRuokola, Tomi
dc.creatorOjanen, Teemu
dc.creatorJauho, Antti-Pekka
dc.date2008-12-18
dc.date2009-04-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:08:43Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a theoretical study of radiative heat transport in nonlinear solid-state quantum circuits. We give a detailed account of heat rectification effects, i.e. the asymmetry of heat current with respect to a reversal of the thermal gradient, in a system consisting of two reservoirs at finite temperatures coupled through a nonlinear resonator. We suggest an experimentally feasible superconducting circuit employing the Josephson nonlinearity to realize a controllable low temperature heat rectifier with a maximal asymmetry of the order of 10%. We also discover a parameter regime where the rectification changes sign as a function of temperature.
dc.description5 pages, 5 figures; v2: added discussion on rectification sign
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3634
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3634
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 79, 144306 (2009)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.79.144306
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/228510
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleThermal rectification in nonlinear quantum circuits
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