Quantum thermal management devices based on strong coupling qubits

Phys Rev E. 2019 Jun;99(6-1):062123. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.062123.

Abstract

We study the performance of a thermal management device with small scales by considering a strong coupling between quantum qubits. A small change of the thermal current at the base will cause a great change to the thermal current at the emitter and collector, reaching its promise for large thermal amplification. The competition between the quantum coherence and the incoherence induces a significant variation in the amplification factor and consequently relates the thermal controls with quantum effects. The results obtained here will provide a feasible scheme for the realization of quantum thermal management devices.