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Main Authors: Braggio, Alessandro, Carrega, Matteo, Sothmann, Björn, Sánchez, Rafael
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.09410
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author Braggio, Alessandro
Carrega, Matteo
Sothmann, Björn
Sánchez, Rafael
author_facet Braggio, Alessandro
Carrega, Matteo
Sothmann, Björn
Sánchez, Rafael
contents We investigate nonequilibrium effects in the transport of interacting electrons in quantum conductors, proposing the nonlocal thermoelectric response as a direct indicator of the presence of interactions, nonthermal states and the effect of correlations. This is done by assuming a quantum Hall setup where two channels (connected to reservoirs at different temperatures) co-propagate for a finite distance, such that a thermoelectrical response is only expected if the electron-electron interaction mediates heat exchange between the channels. This way, the nonlocal Seebeck response measures the interaction strength. Considering zero-range interactions, we solve the charge and energy currents and noises of a non-equilibrium integrable interacting system, determining the universal interaction-dependent length scale of energy equilibration. Further, a setup with two controllable quantum point contacts allows thermoelectricity to monitor the interacting system thermalisation as well as the fundamental role of cross-correlations in the heat exchange at intermediate length scales.
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spellingShingle Nonlocal thermoelectric detection of interaction and correlations in edge states
Braggio, Alessandro
Carrega, Matteo
Sothmann, Björn
Sánchez, Rafael
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
We investigate nonequilibrium effects in the transport of interacting electrons in quantum conductors, proposing the nonlocal thermoelectric response as a direct indicator of the presence of interactions, nonthermal states and the effect of correlations. This is done by assuming a quantum Hall setup where two channels (connected to reservoirs at different temperatures) co-propagate for a finite distance, such that a thermoelectrical response is only expected if the electron-electron interaction mediates heat exchange between the channels. This way, the nonlocal Seebeck response measures the interaction strength. Considering zero-range interactions, we solve the charge and energy currents and noises of a non-equilibrium integrable interacting system, determining the universal interaction-dependent length scale of energy equilibration. Further, a setup with two controllable quantum point contacts allows thermoelectricity to monitor the interacting system thermalisation as well as the fundamental role of cross-correlations in the heat exchange at intermediate length scales.
title Nonlocal thermoelectric detection of interaction and correlations in edge states
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.09410