Thermoelectric transport through a quantum dot coupled to a normal metal and BCS superconductor

dc.creatorKrawiec, Mariusz
dc.date2008-03-03
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dc.descriptionI discuss thermoelectric properties of a quantum dot coupled to one normal and one superconducting lead in the presence of Kondo effect and Andreev scattering. I will focus on conductance, thermal conductance, thermopower and related quantities like thermoelectric figure of merit which is a direct measure of the usefulness of the system for applications and Wiedemann-Franz ratio which indicates if the system is in the Fermi liquid state. I will show that the superconductivity strongly modifies the thermal properties of the system. In particular, the thermopower is strongly enhanced near the superconducting transition temperature. Moreover, the Andreev reflections are suppressed due to strong on-dot Coulomb repulsion. The suppression of the Andreev reflections leads to a violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law and to a non-Fermi liquid ground state.
dc.description8 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Acta Phys. Pol. A
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0208
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0208
dc.identifierActa Phys. Pol. A 114, 115 (2008)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/170691
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleThermoelectric transport through a quantum dot coupled to a normal metal and BCS superconductor
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