Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The Second Law of Thermodynamics teaches us that energy useful for work is ultimately degraded to heat. This heat production greatly limits the performance of nanosized devices working at cryogenic temperatures. The authors show mathematically that at the nanoscale, waste heat can be converted into work and delivered without physical contacts, thanks to the Josephson effect of superconductors. This quantum thermoelectric turbine could be built with today's nanotechnology, and seamlessly integrated into current caloritronics platforms for heat management on a chip.
Source: Physical Review Applied
Authors: G. Marchegiani, P. Virtanen, F. Giazotto, M. Campisi
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2470549197