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Thermoelectric Characterization of the Kondo Resonance in Nanowire Quantum Dots

Svilans, Artis LU ; Josefsson, Martin LU orcid ; Burke, Adam M. LU orcid ; Fahlvik, Sofia LU ; Thelander, Claes LU ; Linke, Heiner LU orcid and Leijnse, Martin LU (2018) In Physical Review Letters 121(20).
Abstract

We experimentally verify hitherto untested theoretical predictions about the thermoelectric properties of Kondo correlated quantum dots (QDs). The specific conditions required for this study are obtained by using QDs epitaxially grown in nanowires, combined with a recently developed method for controlling and measuring temperature differences at the nanoscale. This makes it possible to obtain data of very high quality both below and above the Kondo temperature, and allows a quantitative comparison with theoretical predictions. Specifically, we verify that Kondo correlations can induce a polarity change of the thermoelectric current, which can be reversed either by increasing the temperature or by applying a magnetic field.

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Physical Review Letters
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121
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20
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206801
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American Physical Society
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0031-9007
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.206801
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  author       = {{Svilans, Artis and Josefsson, Martin and Burke, Adam M. and Fahlvik, Sofia and Thelander, Claes and Linke, Heiner and Leijnse, Martin}},
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  series       = {{Physical Review Letters}},
  title        = {{Thermoelectric Characterization of the Kondo Resonance in Nanowire Quantum Dots}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.206801}},
  doi          = {{10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.206801}},
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