Electronic Resource
Woodbury, NY
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Applied Physics Letters
63 (1993), S. 1815-1817
ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A cryogenic refrigeration scheme is presented which utilizes the discrete energy levels of quantum dots to customize the electronic Fermi–Dirac distribution, cooling a small but macroscopic reservoir to far below the ambient temperature. Several physical limitations of this scheme are discussed within the context of a model device constructed from a two-dimensional electron gas. These are explored in a simple example where, at an ambient operating temperature of 150 mK, this quantum-dot refrigerator can achieve a cooling power of 1 μW/cm2, a base temperature of 10 mK, and a cooling efficiency of 35%.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.110672
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