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A three-terminal refrigerator based on resonant-tunneling quantum wells is proposed. With the help of the Landauer formula, the expressions for the cooling rate and the coefficient of performance (COP) are… Click to show full abstract
A three-terminal refrigerator based on resonant-tunneling quantum wells is proposed. With the help of the Landauer formula, the expressions for the cooling rate and the coefficient of performance (COP) are derived. The working regions of the refrigerator are determined and the three-dimensional projection graphs of the cooling rate and the COP varying with the positions of the two energy levels are plotted. Moreover, the influence of the bias voltage, the asymmetric factor, and the temperature difference on the optimal performance parameters is analyzed in detail. Finally, the performance characteristics of the refrigerator in the case of negative temperature difference are discussed.
Journal Title: Physical Review E
Year Published: 2020
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