TY  - JOUR
AU  - Haupt, F.
AU  - Leijnse, M.
AU  - Calvo, H. L.
AU  - Classen, L.
AU  - Splettstoesser, J.
AU  - Wegewijs, Maarten Rolf
TI  - Heat, molecular vibrations, and adiabatic driving in non-equilibrium transport through interacting quantum dots
JO  - Physica status solidi / B
VL  - 250
IS  - 11
SN  - 0370-1972
CY  - Weinheim
PB  - Wiley-VCH
M1  - FZJ-2015-03756
SP  - 2315 - 2329
PY  - 2013
AB  - 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.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000330128600006
DO  - DOI:10.1002/pssb.201349219
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/201461
ER  -