Quasiperiodic quantum heat engines with a mobility edge

Steady-state thermoelectric machines convert heat into work by driving a thermally generated charge current against a voltage gradient. In this work, we propose a new class of steady-state heat engines operating in the quantum regime, where a quasiperiodic tight-binding model that features a mobilit...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Chiaracane, Mark T. Mitchison, Archak Purkayastha, Géraldine Haack, John Goold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-01-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013093