A polaron theory of quantum thermal transistor in nonequilibrium three-level systems |
(a) Schematic illustration of quantum thermal transport in the three-level system (|±〉η and |0〉) contacting with the l-th and m-th thermal baths; (b) steady state heat currents by modulating the temperature bias Tl – Tm, which have different order approximations with αm = 0.02; (c) steady state heat currents by tuning the temperature bias Tl – Tm with various system–middle bath coupling strengthes. The temperature of the left thermal bath is Tl = 2, and the other parameters are the same as those in Fig. |