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| Author(s): |
Lacerda, Artur M.
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Purkayastha, Archak
;
Kewming, Michael
;
Landi, Gabriel T.
;
Goold, John
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PHYSICAL REVIEW B; v. 107, n. 19, p. 14-pg., 2023-05-10. |
| Abstract | |
Understanding the thermodynamics of driven quantum systems strongly coupled to thermal baths is a central focus of quantum thermodynamics and mesoscopic physics. A variety of different methodological approaches exist in the literature, all with their own advantages and disadvantages. The mesoscopic leads approach was recently generalized to steady-state thermal machines and has the ability to replicate Landauer-Buttiker theory in the noninteracting limit. In this approach a set of discretized lead modes, each locally damped, provide a Markovian embedding for the baths. In this work we further generalize this approach to incorporate an arbitrary time dependence in the system Hamiltonian. Following a careful discussion of the calculation of thermodynamic quantities we illustrate the power of our approach by studying several driven mesoscopic examples coupled to finite-temperature fermionic baths, replicating known results in various limits. In the case of a driven noninteracting quantum dot we show how fast driving can be used to induce heat rectification. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/14072-0 - Thermodynamics of precision in non-equilibrium quantum devices |
| Grantee: | Gabriel Teixeira Landi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research |