Peltier coefficient and thermal conductance of a quantum point contact
- 22 June 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 68 (25), 3765-3768
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.68.3765
Abstract
We report the observation of quantum size effects in the thermal conductance and Peltier coefficient of a quantum point contact. Our experimental method involves a novel usage of quantum point contacts as local electron gas thermometers.Keywords
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