Quantum Bounds on Heat Transport Through Nanojunctions.
Journal: 2015/September - Physical Review Letters
ISSN: 1079-7114
Abstract:
We derive rigorous quantum mechanical bounds for the heat current through a nanojunction connecting two thermal baths at different temperatures. Based on exact sum rules, these bounds compliment the well-known quantum of thermal conductance κ_{Q}≡πk_{B}^{2}T/6ℏ, which provides a bound for low-temperature heat transport in all systems, but is saturated only for noninteracting transport. In contrast, our bounds are saturated at high temperatures-but still in the quantum regime-even when interactions are very strong. We evaluate these bounds for harmonic and strongly anharmonic junction models and compare with numerical approaches.
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