Maxwell's demons realized in electronic circuits

Publication date: Available online 21 August 2016 Source:Comptes Rendus Physique Author(s): Jonne V. Koski, Jukka P. Pekola We review recent progress in making the former gedanken experiments of Maxwell's demon [1] into real experiments in a lab. In particular, we focus on realizations based on single-electron tunneling in electronic circuits. We first present how stochastic thermodynamics can be investigated in these circuits. Next we review recent experiments on an electron-based Szilard engine. Finally, we report on experiments on single-electron tunneling-based cooling, overviewing the recent realization of a Coulomb gap refrigerator, as well as an autonomous Maxwell's demon.

Source: Comptes Rendus Physique - August 20, 2016 Category: Physics Source Type: research