%0 Journal Article
%T Double quantum dot as a minimal thermoelectric generator
%A S. Donsa
%A S. Andergassen
%A K. Held
%J Physics
%D 2013
%I arXiv
%R 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.125103
%X Based on numerical renormalization group calculations, we demonstrate that experimentally realized double quantum dots constitute a minimal thermoelectric generator. In the Kondo regime, one quantum dot acts as an n-type and the other one as a p-type thermoelectric device. Properly connected the double quantum dot provides a miniature power supply utilizing the thermal energy of the environment.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.4882v2