%0 Journal Article
%A Haupt, F.
%A Leijnse, M.
%A Calvo, H. L.
%A Classen, L.
%A Splettstoesser, J.
%A Wegewijs, Maarten Rolf
%T Heat, molecular vibrations, and adiabatic driving in non-equilibrium transport through interacting quantum dots
%J Physica status solidi / B
%V 250
%N 11
%@ 0370-1972
%C Weinheim
%I Wiley-VCH
%M FZJ-2015-03756
%P 2315 - 2329
%D 2013
%X In this article we review aspects of charge and heat transport in interacting quantum dots and molecular junctions under stationary and time-dependent non-equilibrium conditions due to finite electrical and thermal bias. In particular, we discuss how a discrete level spectrum can be beneficial for thermoelectric applications, and investigate the detrimental effects of molecular vibrations on the efficiency of a molecular quantum dot as an energy converter. In addition, we consider the effects of a slow time-dependent modulation of applied voltages on the transport properties of a quantum dot and show how this can be used as a spectroscopic tool complementary to standard dc-measurements. Finally, we combine time-dependent driving with thermoelectrics in a double-quantum dot system –a nanoscale analog of a cyclic heat engine –and discuss its operation and the main limitations to its performance.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000330128600006
%R 10.1002/pssb.201349219
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/201461