Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 79, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.014207
Keywords
Heisenberg model; molecular electronics; rectification; spin systems; thermal resistance
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Singapore [R-144-000-203-112]
- NUS [R-144-000-222-646]
- MOE of China [B06011]
- NSFC
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We study heat transport in quantum spin systems analytically and numerically. First, we demonstrate that heat current through a two-level quantum spin system can be modulated from zero to a finite value by tuning a magnetic field. Second, we show that a spin system, consisting of two dissimilar parts-one is gapped and the other is gapless-exhibits current rectification and negative differential thermal resistance. Possible experimental realizations by using molecular junctions or magnetic materials are discussed.
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