Thermoelectric effects in quantum dots

We report a numerical renormalization-group study of the thermoelectric effect in the single-electron transistor (SET) and side-coupled geometries. As expected, the computed thermal conductance and thermopower curves show signatures of the Kondo effect and of Fano interference. The thermopower curves are also affected by particle-hole asymmetry. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Fano interference, Kondo effect, Numerical renormalization-group, Thermopower, Particle-hole asymmetry, Quantum Dot, Renormalization group, Single electron transistors, Thermal conductance, Thermoelectric effects, Thermopowers, Electric resistance, Magnetic materials, Semiconductor quantum dots, Thermoelectric power