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- Title
Towards quantum thermodynamics in electronic circuits.
- Authors
Pekola, Jukka P.
- Abstract
Electronic circuits operating at sub-kelvin temperatures are attractive candidates for studying classical and quantum thermodynamics: their temperature can be controlled and measured locally with exquisite precision, and they allow experiments with large statistical samples. The availability and rapid development of devices such as quantum dots, single-electron boxes and superconducting qubits only enhance their appeal. But although these systems provide fertile ground for studying heat transport, entropy production and work in the context of quantum mechanics, the field remains in its infancy experimentally. Here, we review some recent experiments on quantum heat transport, fluctuation relations and implementations of Maxwell's demon, revealing the rich physics yet to be fully probed in these systems.
- Subjects
QUANTUM thermodynamics; ELECTRONIC circuits; KELVIN temperature scale; QUANTUM dots; SUPERCONDUCTORS; QUANTUM mechanics; MAXWELL'S demon
- Publication
Nature Physics, 2015, Vol 11, Issue 2, p118
- ISSN
1745-2473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nphys3169