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Symmetry properties of the heat current in non-ballistic asymmetric junctions: A case study |
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| Authors: | Claire X. Yu Dvira Segal |
| Affiliation: | a Chemical Physics Theory Group, Department of Chemistry and Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Control, University of Toronto, 80 St. George street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada b Department of Theoretical Physics and History of Science, The Basque Country University (EHU/UPV), PO Box 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain |
| Abstract: | We consider quantum heat flow in two-terminal junctions and inquire on the connection between the transport mechanism and the junction functionality. Using simple models, we demonstrate that the violation of the Landauer behavior in asymmetric junctions does not necessarily imply the onset of thermal rectification. We also demonstrate through a simple example that a spatial inhomogeneity of the energy spectra is not a necessary condition for thermal rectification. |
| Keywords: | Heat conduction Energy transfer Nonelectronic thermal conduction Low-dimensional structures |
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