Inverse currents in Coulomb-coupled quantum dots.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The inverse current, i.e., one induced current is opposite to both applied forces, has recently been found in a classical one-dimensional interacting Hamiltonian system [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 110607 (2020)10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.110607]. In this paper, we show that the inverse current also exists in quantum system. Based on Coulomb-coupled quantum dots system, we find that the inverse current will appear when Coulomb interaction increases. This does not violate the second law of thermodynamics, since entropy reduction caused by the inverse current is compensated by entropy increase caused by the forward current, which ensures that total entropy increase of the system is always greater than zero.