Shot noise in mesoscopic systems: From single particles to quantum liquids

K Kobayashi, M Hashisaka - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 2021 - journals.jps.jp
Shot noise, originating from the discrete nature of electric charge, is generated by scattering
processes. Shot-noise measurements have revealed microscopic charge dynamics in …

Electron counting in quantum dots

S Gustavsson, R Leturcq, M Studer, I Shorubalko… - Surface Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
We use time-resolved charge detection techniques to investigate single-electron tunneling
in semiconductor quantum dots. The ability to detect individual charges in real-time makes it …

Thermodynamics with continuous information flow

JM Horowitz, M Esposito - Physical Review X, 2014 - APS
We provide a unified thermodynamic formalism describing information transfers in
autonomous as well as nonautonomous systems described by stochastic thermodynamics …

Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots

B Sothmann, R Sánchez, AN Jordan - Nanotechnology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Waiting times and noise in single particle transport

T Brandes - Annalen der Physik, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The waiting time distribution w (τ), ie the probability for a delay τ between two subsequent
transition ('jumps') of particles, is a statistical tool in (quantum) transport. Using generalized …

Hybrid thermal machines: Generalized thermodynamic resources for multitasking

G Manzano, R Sánchez, R Silva, G Haack… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
Thermal machines perform useful tasks, such as producing work, cooling, or heating by
exchanging energy, and possibly additional conserved quantities such as particles, with …

Nonlocal quantum heat engines made of hybrid superconducting devices

SM Tabatabaei, D Sánchez, AL Yeyati, R Sánchez - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
We discuss a quantum thermal machine that generates power from a thermally driven
double quantum dot coupled to normal and superconducting reservoirs. Energy exchange …

Coupling two distant double quantum dots with a microwave resonator

GW Deng, D Wei, SX Li, JR Johansson, WC Kong… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We fabricated a hybrid device with two distant graphene double quantum dots (DQDs) and a
microwave resonator. A nonlinear response is observed in the resonator reflection …

Absorption refrigerators based on Coulomb-coupled single-electron systems

PA Erdman, B Bhandari, R Fazio, JP Pekola, F Taddei - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We analyze a simple implementation of an absorption refrigerator, a system that requires
heat and not work to achieve refrigeration, based on two Coulomb-coupled single-electron …

Mesoscopic Coulomb drag, broken detailed balance, and fluctuation relations

R Sánchez, R López, D Sánchez, M Büttiker - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
When a biased conductor is put in proximity with an unbiased conductor a drag current can
be induced in the absence of detailed balance. This is known as the Coulomb drag effect …