Non-equilibrium thermodynamics in a single-molecule quantum system

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العنوان: Non-equilibrium thermodynamics in a single-molecule quantum system
المؤلفون: Pyurbeeva, E., Thomas, J. O., Mol, J. A.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics
الوصف: Thermodynamic probes can be used to deduce microscopic internal dynamics of nanoscale quantum systems. Several direct entropy measurement protocols based on charge transport measurements have been proposed and experimentally applied to single-electron devices. To date, these methods have relied on (quasi-)equilibrium conditions between the nanoscale quantum system and its environment, which constitutes only a small subset of the experimental conditions available. In this paper, we establish a thermodynamic analysis method based on stochastic thermodynamics, that is valid far from equilibrium conditions, is applicable to a broad range of single-electron devices and allows us to find the difference in entropy between the charge states of the nanodevice, as well as a characteristic of any selection rules governing electron transfers. We apply this non-equilibrium entropy measurement protocol to a single-molecule device in which the internal dynamics can be described by a two-site Hubbard model.
Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.10600
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2212.10600
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv