A Thermodynamic Approach to Measuring Entropy in a Few-Electron Nanodevice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The System
3. Rate Equations
3.1. Degeneracy Effects in the Rate Equation
3.2. Detailed Balance Approach to Maxwell Relations
4. Thermodynamic Relation, No Excited States
4.1. Derivation and Entropy Definition
4.2. Applications and Experimental Evidence: A Two-Fold Degenerate Energy Level
4.3. A Single N-Fold Degenerate Energy Level
5. General Thermodynamic Relation
5.1. Systems with Excited States
5.2. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Proof of Peak Conductance Condition
Appendix B. Dot Population from the Maxwell Relation
Appendix C. Independent Proof
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Pyurbeeva, E.; Mol, J.A. A Thermodynamic Approach to Measuring Entropy in a Few-Electron Nanodevice. Entropy 2021, 23, 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23060640
Pyurbeeva E, Mol JA. A Thermodynamic Approach to Measuring Entropy in a Few-Electron Nanodevice. Entropy. 2021; 23(6):640. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23060640
Chicago/Turabian StylePyurbeeva, Eugenia, and Jan A. Mol. 2021. "A Thermodynamic Approach to Measuring Entropy in a Few-Electron Nanodevice" Entropy 23, no. 6: 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23060640