Journal Article

FZJ-2017-05062

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Entropy production in a photovoltaic cell

Ansari, M. (Corresponding author)FZJ*

2017
Inst. Woodbury, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/14940  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.174302

Abstract: We evaluate entropy production in a photovoltaic cell that is modeled by four electronic levels resonantly coupled to thermally populated field modes at different temperatures. We use a formalism recently proposed, the so-called multiple parallel worlds, to consistently address the nonlinearity of entropy in terms of density matrix. Our result shows that entropy production is the difference between two flows: a semiclassical flow that linearly depends on occupational probabilities, and another flow that depends nonlinearly on quantum coherence and has no semiclassical analog. We show that entropy production in the cells depends on environmentally induced decoherence time and energy detuning. We characterize regimes where reversal flow of information takes place from a cold to hot bath. Interestingly, we identify a lower bound on entropy production, which sets limitations on the statistics of dissipated heat in the cells.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theoretische Nanoelektronik (PGI-2)

Research Program(s):

1. 144 - Controlling Collective States (POF3-144) (POF3-144)

Appears in the scientific report 2017

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; ; Current Contents - Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences ; Ebsco Academic Search ; IF < 5 ; JCR ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Thomson Reuters Master Journal List ; Web of Science Core Collection

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