title: Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots.
abstract: We review recent theoretical work on thermoelectric energy harvesting in multi-terminal quantum-dot setups. We first discuss several examples of nanoscale heat engines based on Coulomb-coupled conductors. In particular, we focus on quantum dots in the Coulomb-blockade regime, chaotic cavities and resonant tunneling through quantum dots and wells. We then turn toward quantum-dot heat engines that are driven by bosonic degrees of freedom such as phonons, magnons and microwave photons. These systems provide interesting connections to spin caloritronics and circuit quantum electrodynamics.
authors.affiliation: Département de Physique Théorique, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sothmann
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Andrew N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Jordan