A Three-Terminal Quantum Well Heat Engine with Heat Leakage

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/36/6/060501

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2019, Vol. 36

Issue (6): 060501 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/36/6/060501

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A Three-Terminal Quantum Well Heat Engine with Heat Leakage

Ze-Bin Lin, Wei Li, Jing Fu, Yun-Yun Yang, Ji-Zhou He^**

Department of Physics, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031

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Abstract We propose a model for a three-terminal quantum well heat engine with heat leakage. According to the Landauer formula, the expressions for the charge current, the heat current, the power output and the efficiency are derived in the linear-response regime. The curves of the power output and the efficiency versus the positions of energy levels and the bias voltage are plotted by numerical calculation. Moreover, we obtain the maximum power output and the corresponding efficiency, and analyze the influence of the heat leakage factor, the positions of energy levels and the bias voltage on these performance parameters.

Received: 03 January 2019 Published: 18 May 2019

PACS:	05.70.-a	(Thermodynamics)
	73.50.Lw	(Thermoelectric effects)
	73.63.Hs	(Quantum wells)
	85.80.Fi	(Thermoelectric devices)

Fund: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11365015.

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