Single-photon pump by Cooper-pair splitting

Autor: Mantovani, Mattia, Belzig, Wolfgang, Rastelli, Gianluca, Hussein, Robert
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Research 1, 033098 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033098
Popis: Hybrid quantum dot-oscillator systems have become attractive platforms to inspect quantum coherence effects at the nanoscale. Here, we investigate a Cooper-pair splitter setup consisting of two quantum dots, each linearly coupled to a local resonator. The latter can be realized either by a microwave cavity or a nanomechanical resonator. Focusing on the subgap regime, we demonstrate that cross-Andreev reflection, through which Cooper pairs are split into both dots, can efficiently cool down simultaneously both resonators into their ground state. Moreover, we show that a nonlocal heat transfer between the two resonators is activated when opportune resonance conditions are matched. The proposed scheme can act as a heat-pump device with potential applications in heat control and cooling of mesoscopic quantum resonators.
Comment: 9 pages (including Appendix), 3 figures; added Journal ref
Databáze: arXiv