Magnetically controlled quantum thermal devices via three nearest-neighbor coupled spin-1/2 systems

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Main Authors: Yang, Yi-jia, Liu, Yu-qiang, Liu, Zheng, Yu, Chang-shui
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Published: 2024
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author Yang, Yi-jia
Liu, Yu-qiang
Liu, Zheng
Yu, Chang-shui
author_facet Yang, Yi-jia
Liu, Yu-qiang
Liu, Zheng
Yu, Chang-shui
contents A quantum thermal device based on three nearest-neighbor coupled spin-1/2 systems controlled by the magnetic field is proposed. We systematically study the steady-state thermal behaviors of the system. When the two terminals of our system are in contact with two thermal reservoirs, respectively, the system behaves as a perfect thermal modulator that can manipulate heat current from zero to specific values by adjusting magnetic field direction over different parameter ranges, since the longitudinal magnetic field can completely block the heat transport. Significantly, the modulator can also be achieved when a third thermal reservoir perturbs the middle spin. We also find that the transverse field can induce the system to separate into two subspaces in which neither steady-state heat current vanishes, thus providing an extra level of control over the heat current through the manipulation of the initial state. In addition, the performance of this device as a transistor can be enhanced by controlling the magnetic field, achieving versatile amplification behaviors, in particular substantial amplification factors.
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spellingShingle Magnetically controlled quantum thermal devices via three nearest-neighbor coupled spin-1/2 systems
Yang, Yi-jia
Liu, Yu-qiang
Liu, Zheng
Yu, Chang-shui
Quantum Physics
A quantum thermal device based on three nearest-neighbor coupled spin-1/2 systems controlled by the magnetic field is proposed. We systematically study the steady-state thermal behaviors of the system. When the two terminals of our system are in contact with two thermal reservoirs, respectively, the system behaves as a perfect thermal modulator that can manipulate heat current from zero to specific values by adjusting magnetic field direction over different parameter ranges, since the longitudinal magnetic field can completely block the heat transport. Significantly, the modulator can also be achieved when a third thermal reservoir perturbs the middle spin. We also find that the transverse field can induce the system to separate into two subspaces in which neither steady-state heat current vanishes, thus providing an extra level of control over the heat current through the manipulation of the initial state. In addition, the performance of this device as a transistor can be enhanced by controlling the magnetic field, achieving versatile amplification behaviors, in particular substantial amplification factors.
title Magnetically controlled quantum thermal devices via three nearest-neighbor coupled spin-1/2 systems
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04315