Electronic circuits operating at sub-kelvin temperatures are attractive candidates for studying
classical and quantum thermodynamics: their temperature can be controlled and measured …

In this Colloquium recent advances in the field of quantum heat transport are reviewed. This
topic has been investigated theoretically for several decades, but only during the past 20 …

Quantum technology promises revolutionizing applications in information processing,
communications, sensing and modelling. However, efficient on-demand cooling of the …

Few-level systems coupled to thermal baths provide useful models for quantum
thermodynamics and to understand the role of heat currents in quantum information settings …

We investigate a multiterminal mesoscopic conductor in the quantum Hall regime, subject to
temperature and voltage biases. The device can be considered as a nonequilibrium …

An intriguing phenomenon in non-equilibrium quantum thermodynamics is the asymmetry of
thermal processes. Relaxation to thermal equilibrium is the most important dissipative …

Dense metal–organic frameworks with high spin paramagnetic nodes are competitive
materials for cryogenic magnetic refrigeration, particularly in applications for which local …

We propose a quantum-circuit refrigerator (QCR) based on photon-assisted quasiparticle
tunneling through a single normal-metal–insulator–superconductor (NIS) junction. In …

Refrigerators use a thermodynamic cycle to move thermal energy from a cold reservoir to a
hot one. Implementing this operation principle with mesoscopic components has recently …

We present an experimental realization of a Coulomb blockade refrigerator (CBR) based on
a single-electron transistor (SET). In the present structure, the SET island is interrupted by a …