In recent years, the study of heat to work conversion has been re-invigorated by
nanotechnology. Steady-state devices do this conversion without any macroscopic moving …

The use of single molecules in electronics represents the next limit of miniaturisation of
electronic devices, which would enable us to continue the trend of aggressive downscaling …

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 …

Machines are only Carnot efficient if they are reversible, but then their power output is
vanishingly small. Here we ask, what is the maximum efficiency of an irreversible device with …

To guide the choice of future synthetic targets for single‐molecule electronics, qualitative
design rules are needed, which describe the effect of modifying chemical structure. Here the …

We investigate the nonlinear scattering theory for quantum systems with strong Seebeck and
Peltier effects, and consider their use as heat engines and refrigerators with finite power …

We theoretically study the nonequilibrium thermoelectric transport properties of a strongly-
correlated molecule (or quantum dot) embedded in a tunnel junction. Assuming that the …

We analyze a heat engine based on a hot cavity connected via quantum wells to electronic
reservoirs. We discuss the output power as well as the efficiency both in the linear and …

We investigate the nonlinear regime of charge and energy transport through Coulomb-
blockaded quantum dots. We discuss crossed effects that arise when electrons move in …

Nous passons en revue les dévelopements récents relatifs au transport au travers de
nanostructures et de systèmes mésoscopiques, engendré par des combinaisons de …