<i>Colloquium</i>: Quantum heat transport in condensed matter systems

Abstract

As nanotechnology has led to smaller devices and thermal detectors have become more sensitive, the problem of heat transport in the quantum regime has become more important. Initially driven by theory, the field has expanded in recent years as experiments have become feasible to test these theories. As a result, controlling quantum heat currents and constructing heat engines and related devices on the nanoscale may soon become feasible. This Colloquium discusses these developments from both a fundamental and an applied point of view.

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