Open quantum rotors: Connecting correlations and physical currents

We consider a finite one-dimensional chain of quantum rotors interacting with a set of thermal baths at different temperatures. When the interaction between the rotors is made chiral, such a system behaves as an autonomous thermal motor, converting heat currents into nonvanishing rotational ones. Su...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Puebla, Alberto Imparato, Alessio Belenchia, Mauro Paternostro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043066