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arxiv: 0808.0216 · v1 · submitted 2008-08-01 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Thermoelectric efficiency at maximum power in a quantum dot

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keywords efficiencymaximumpowerquantumagreesbeyondchemicalconditions
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We identify the operational conditions for maximum power of a nanothermoelectric engine consisting of a single quantum level embedded between two leads at different temperatures and chemical potentials. The corresponding thermodynamic efficiency agrees with the Curzon-Ahlborn expression up to quadratic terms in the gradients, supporting the thesis of universality beyond linear response.

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