Quantum limit of heat flow across single electronic channel

DOI10.1126/SCIENCE.1241912zbMATH Open1355.82006arXiv1502.07856OpenAlexW1996277701WikidataQ55057434 ScholiaQ55057434MaRDI QIDQ2961986FDOQ2961986

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Publication date: 15 February 2017

Published in: Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Quantum physics predicts that there is a fundamental maximum heat conductance across a single transport channel, and that this thermal conductance quantum $G_Q$ is universal, independent of the type of particles carrying the heat. Such universality, combined with the relationship between heat and information, signals a general limit on information transfer. We report on the quantitative measurement of the quantum limited heat flow for Fermi particles across a single electronic channel, using noise thermometry. The demonstrated agreement with the predicted $G_Q$ establishes experimentally this basic building block of quantum thermal transport. The achieved accuracy of below 10% opens access to many experiments involving the quantum manipulation of heat.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.07856

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

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