Delocalization and heat transport in multidimensional trapped ion systems
arXiv:1901.08870 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.99.062105
Abstract
We study the connection between heat transport properties of systems coupled to different thermal baths in two separate regions and their underlying nonequilibrium dynamics. We consider classical systems of interacting particles that may exhibit a certain degree of delocalization, and whose effective dimensionality can be modified through the controlled variation of a global trapping potential. We focus on Coulomb crystals of trapped ions, which offer a versatile playground to shed light on the role that spatial constraints play on heat transport. We use a three-dimensional model to simulate the trapped ion system, and show in a numerically rigorous manner to what extent heat transport properties could be feasibly tuned across the structural phase transitions between the linear, planar zigzag and helical configurations. By solving the classical Langevin equations of motion, we analyze the steady state spatial distributions of the particles, the temperature profiles and total heat flux through the various structural phase transitions that the system may experience. The results evidence a clear correlation between the degree of delocalization of the internal ions and the emergence of a non-zero gradient in the temperature profiles. The signatures of the phase transitions in the total heat flux as well as the optimal spatial configuration for heat transport are shown.
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