Giant Heat Flux Effect in Non-Chiral Transmission Lines

TL;DR

This paper presents a new theoretical framework for heat transport in non-chiral quantum Hall edge channels, revealing a giant heat flux effect driven by charge fluctuations and non-trivial fluctuation-dissipation relations.

Contribution

It introduces a Langevin-based theory accounting for charge accumulation and predicts a significant amplification in heat flux in non-chiral transmission lines.

Findings

Identification of a giant heat flux effect due to charge fluctuations.

Prediction of experimental signatures unique to non-chiral TLs.

Analysis of finite-frequency effects and crossover to diffusive behavior.

Abstract

We develop a theory of heat transport in non-chiral transmission lines (TLs) of quantum Hall edge channels coupled to Ohmic contacts (OCs) that accounts for a dynamical accumulation of charge in the reservoirs. As a consequence, heat transport is driven by charge fluctuations in the heat Coulomb blockade regime. This framework challenges conventional paradigms by revealing a giant heat flux effect-a significant amplification in heat transport arising from non-trivial fluctuation-dissipation relations. Through a Langevin-based approach, we derive the effective noise power in the chiral currents, which underlies this enhanced heat flux. Our findings predict clear experimental signatures unique to non-chiral TLs, as well as provide insights into finite-frequency effects, showing crossovers to more conventional diffusive behavior. This work offers a perspective on feedback mechanisms in quasi-1D heat transport with implications for dissipation control in low-dimensional quantum systems.