Abstract
The characteristics of heat flow in a coupled magnetic system are studied. The coupled system is composed of a gapped chain and a gapless chain. The system size is assumed to be quite small so that the mean free path is comparable to it. When the parameter set of the temperatures of reservoirs is exchanged, the characteristics of heat flow are studied with the Keldysh Green function technique. The asymmetry of current is found in the presence of a local equilibrium process at the contact between the magnetic systems. The present setup is realistic and such an effect will be observed in real experiments. We also discuss the simple phenomenological explanation to obtain the asymmetry.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 034603 |
| Journal | Journal of the Physical Society of Japan |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 Mar 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Heat flow control
- Quantum magnetic systems
- Quantum thermal conduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)