Double quantum dot as a minimal thermoelectric generator

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Donsa, S ^a   Andergassen, S ^b   Held, K ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 84897841520     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.125103     Document Type: Article

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