Recent years have seen tremendous progress in the theoretical understanding of quantum
systems driven dissipatively by coupling to different baths at their edges. This was possible …

In the past few decades, numerous heat conduction models extending beyond Fourier's
have been developed to account for large gradients, fast phenomena, wave propagation …

In the quest for the origin of the different thermal rectifying behavior of two graded
nanowires, we reveal the important role that standing waves play in the thermal transport …

Studies of thermal transport in long-range (LR) interacting systems are currently particularly
challenging. The main difficulties lie in the choice of boundary conditions and the definition …

The thermal boundary resistance of Si/Ge interfaces has been determined using approach-
to-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Assuming a reciprocal linear dependence of …

In this work, with focus on the energy-transport properties in quantum, low-dimensional,
graded materials, we address the investigation of the energy (and spin) current in XXZ open …

We study the rectification of heat current in an XXZ chain segmented in two parts. We model
the effect of the environment with Lindblad heat baths. We show that in our system …

We study the thermal transport properties of the one-dimensional Fermi-Pasta-Ulam model
(β type) with long-range interactions. The strength of the long-range interaction decreases …

Within the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics the issues of heat transfer and heat
rectification are basic ingredients for the understanding and design of heat engines or …

We provide convincing empirical evidence that long-range interactions strongly enhance the
rectification effect which takes place in mass graded systems. Even more importantly the …