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Physics 2013
Double quantum dot as a minimal thermoelectric generatorDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.125103 Abstract: 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.
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