We review recent theoretical work on thermoelectric energy harvesting in multi-terminal
quantum-dot setups. We first discuss several examples of nanoscale heat engines based on …

Advances in the fabrication and characterization of nanoscale systems presently allow for a
better understanding of their thermoelectric properties. As is known, the building blocks of …

We demonstrate high-temperature thermoelectric conversion in InAs/InP nanowire quantum
dots by taking advantage of their strong electronic confinement. The electrical conductance …

We study the thermoelectric properties and heat-to-work conversion performance of an
interacting, multilevel quantum dot (QD) weakly coupled to electronic reservoirs. We focus …

Spin caloritronics refers to generating spin current by thermal gradient. Here we report a
theoretical study demonstrating giant spin caloritronic effects in a new class of materials …

Thermal engineering of quantum devices has attracted much attention since the discovery of
quantized thermal conductance of phonons. Although easily submerged in numerous …

Thermoelectric effects in transport through a quantum dot coupled to external ferromagnetic
leads are investigated theoretically. The basic thermoelectric transport characteristics, such …

Based on numerical renormalization group calculations, we demonstrate that experimentally
realized double quantum dots constitute a minimal thermoelectric generator. In the Kondo …

We investigate the influence of quantum interference (QI) and broken spin-symmetry on the
thermoelectric response of node-possessing junctions, finding a dramatic enhancement of …

This paper examines the thermoelectric response of a dissipative quantum-dot heat engine
based on the Anderson-Holstein model in two relevant operating limits,(i) when the dot …