Emergent Energy Dissipation in Quantum Limit
arXiv:2303.07692 · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2024.03.024
Abstract
Energy dissipation is of fundamental interest and crucial importance in quantum systems. However, whether energy dissipation can emerge inside topological systems remains a question, especially when charge transport is topologically protected and quantized. As a hallmark, we propose a microscopic picture that illustrates energy dissipation in the quantum Hall (QH) plateau regime of graphene. Despite the quantization of Hall, longitudinal, and two-probe resistances (dubbed as the quantum limit), we find that the energy dissipation emerges in the form of Joule heat. By analyzing the energy distribution of electrons, it is found that electrons can evolve between equilibrium and non-equilibrium without inducing extra two-probe resistance. The relaxation of non-equilibrium electrons results in the dissipation of energy along the QH edge states. Eventually, we suggest probing the phenomenon by measuring local temperature increases in experiments and reconsidering the dissipation typically ignored in realistic topological circuits.
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures;The computer programs associated with this paper are available via the GitHub website (https: //github.com/meplum-li/dissipation_calc.git)
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