Time-Dependent Thermopower Effect in an Interacting Quantum Dot
arXiv:1206.2007 · doi:10.1007/s10765-012-1181-5
Abstract
The time-dependent thermopower is analyzed through an interacting quantum dot coupled to a time-dependent gate voltage and under the influence of an external magnetic field using the Keldysh nonequilibrium Green's function formalism. Formal expressions of the electrical and thermal conductances, thermopower, and thermoelectrical figure of merit are obtained. The influence of the magnetic field on the displacement current and the heat current is studied. Results show that although applying time-dependent gate voltage results in the enhancement of the Seebeck coefficient, the electron-electron interaction gives rise to a significant reduction in the thermopower. The reason for why applying time dependent gate voltage results in the enhancement of the thermopower is also analyzed.
10 pages, 4 figures
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