We review recent theoretical work on thermoelectric energy harvesting in multi-terminal
quantum-dot setups. We first discuss several examples of nanoscale heat engines based on …

We demonstrate experimentally an autonomous nanoscale energy harvester that utilizes the
physics of resonant tunneling quantum dots. Gate-defined quantum dots on GaAs/AlGaAs …

We propose and analyze a simple mesoscopic quantum heat engine that exhibits both high
power and high efficiency. The system consists of a biased Josephson junction coupled to …

We study the thermoelectric properties and heat-to-work conversion performance of an
interacting, multilevel quantum dot (QD) weakly coupled to electronic reservoirs. We focus …

We discuss a quantum thermal machine that generates power from a thermally driven
double quantum dot coupled to normal and superconducting reservoirs. Energy exchange …

Studying quantum properties in solid‐state systems is a significant avenue for research. In
this scenario, double quantum dots appear as a versatile platform for technological …

Three-terminal coherent conductors are able to perform as quantum thermocouples when
the heat absorbed from one terminal is transformed into useful power in the other two …

We introduce a simplified model for a three-terminal quantum thermocouple consisting of
two strongly coupled quantum dots. To elucidate spin-dependent Seebeck and Peltier …

We identify the driving mechanism of the gigantic Seebeck coefficient in FeSb 2 as the
phonon-drag effect associated with an in-gap density of states that we demonstrate to derive …

We theoretically investigate the propagation of heat currents in a three-terminal quantum dot
engine. Electron–electron interactions introduce state-dependent processes which can be …