Optimal performance at arbitrary power of minimally nonlinear irreversible thermoelectric generators with broken time-reversal symmetry

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2017.10.037zbMath1384.80002OpenAlexW2765581889MaRDI QIDQ2412896

Lei Zhang, Long Bai, Qianwen Li, Rong Zhang, Wei Liu

Publication date: 6 April 2018

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2017.10.037

zbMATH Keywords

efficiencyarbitrary powerbroken time-reversal symmetryminimally nonlinear irreversible thermoelectric generators

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) Foundations of thermodynamics and heat transfer (80A05) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82B35)

Cites Work

• Fundamental aspects of steady-state conversion of heat to work at the nanoscale
• Thermoelectric efficiency of three-terminal quantum thermal machines

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