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Unpublished

• Capturing an electron in the virtual state
  A. N. Singh, B. Bhandari, R. Sánchez, A. N. Jordan
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  


• Quantum thermocouples: nonlocal conversion and control of heat in semiconductor nanostructures
  J. Balduque and R. Sánchez
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  Review paper.
  


• Thermodynamics of quantum transport: Energy conversion and transport spectroscopy
  O. Maillet, R. Sánchez, J. Splettstoesser and L. Tesser
  Contribution to Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics, edited by S. Campbell, I. D'Amico and M. Ciampini.
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  


• Making the virtual real: Measurement-powered tunneling engines
  R. Sánchez, A. N. Singh, A. N. Jordan, B. Bhandari
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  


• A noninvasive and nonadiabatic quantum Maxwell demon
  L. Trigal and R. Sánchez
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  



• Precision of an autonomous demon exploiting nonthermal resources and information
  J. Monsel, M. Acciai, D. Palmqvist, N. Chiabrando, R. Sánchez, J. Splettstoesser
  Submitted for publication. arXiv
  
  

Publications

• Thermoelectric processes of quantum normal-superconductor interfaces
  L. Arrachea, A. Braggio, P. Burset, E. J. H. Lee, A. Levy Yeyati and R. Sánchez
  Ann. Phys. XXX, e00197 (2025). PDF arXiv
  Review paper for the special issue on Unconventional Thermoelectric Phenomena and Materials
  


• Scattering theory of thermal and bipolar thermoelectric diodes
  J. Balduque and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 186301 (2025). PDF Suppl. arXiv
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• Asymmetries of thermal processes in open quantum systems
  Á. Tejero, R. Sánchez, L. El Kaoutit, D. Manzano and A. Lasanta
  Phys. Rev. Research 7, 023020 (2025). PDF arXiv
  See popular summary (in Spanish)
  


• Autonomous demon exploiting heat and information at the trajectory level
  J. Monsel, M. Acciai, R. Sánchez, J. Splettstoesser
  Phys. Rev. B 111, 045419 (2025). PDF arXiv
  
  
• Photonic heat transport through a Josephson junction in a resistive environment
  A. Levy Yeyati, D. Subero, J. P. Pekola and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. B 110, L220502 (2024). PDF Suppl. arXiv
  


• Thermal junctions controlled with Aharonov-Bohm phases
  J. Balduque, A. Mecha and R. Sánchez
  APL Quantum 1, 036120 (2024). arXiv
  


• All-thermal reversal of heat currents using qutrits
  I. A. Picatoste and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. A 110, 022210 (2024). PDF arXiv
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• Nonlocal thermoelectric detection of interaction and correlations in edge states
  A. Braggio, M. Carrega, B. Sothmann and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. Research 6, L012049 (2024). arXiv
  ☞ Summary

• Constraints between entropy production and its fluctuations in nonthermal engines
  M. Acciai, L. Tesser, R. Sánchez, R. S. Whitney and J. Splettstoesser
  Phys. Rev. B 109, 075405 (2024). arXiv
  


• Coherent control of thermoelectric currents and noise in quantum thermocouples
  J. Balduque and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. B 109, 045429 (2024). PDF arXiv
  


• Bolometric detection of Josephson inductance in a highly dissipative environment
  D. Subero, O. Maillet, D. S. Golubev, G. Thomas, J. T. Peltonen, B. Karimi, M. Marín-Suárez, A. Levy Yeyati, R. Sánchez, S. Park and J. P. Pekola
  Nature Commun. 14, 7924 (2023). arXiv
  


• Nonlocal quantum heat engines made of hybrid superconducting devices
  S. M. Tabatabaei, D. Sánchez, A. Levy Yeyati and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. B 106, 115419 (2022). PDF arXiv
  ☞ Summary

• The qutrit as a heat diode and circulator
  I. Díaz and R. Sánchez
  New J. Phys. 23, 125006 (2021). arXiv
  Invited contribution to the focus issue on Microscopic Engines and Refrigerators
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• Extrinsic thermoelectric response of coherent conductors
  R. Sánchez, C. Gorini and G. Fleury
  Phys. Rev. B 104, 115430 (2021). PDF Erratum PDF arXiv
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• Scanning probe-induced thermoelectrics in a quantum point contact
  G. Fleury, C. Gorini and R. Sánchez
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 043101 (2021). PDF Suppl. arXiv
  


• Andreev Coulomb drag in coupled quantum dots
  S. M. Tabatabaei, D. Sánchez, A. Levy Yeyati and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 247701 (2020). PDF Suppl. arXiv
  See post: The Andreev-Coulomb effect in quantum dots at IFISC
  ☞ Summary

• Hybrid thermal machines: generalized thermodynamic resources for multitasking
  G. Manzano, R. Sánchez, R. Silva, G. Haack, J. B. Brask, N. Brunner and P. P. Potts
  Phys. Rev. Research 2, 043302 (2020). PDF arXiv
  


• Quantifying nonequilibrium thermodynamic operations in a multi-terminal mesoscopic system
  F. Hajiloo, R. Sánchez, R. S. Whitney and J. Splettstoesser
  Phys. Rev. B 102, 155405 (2020). PDF arXiv
  ☞ Summary

2010-2019:

• Nonequilibrium system as a demon
  R. Sánchez, J. Splettstoesser and R. S. Whitney
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 216801 (2019). PDF arXiv
  ☞ Summary

• Autonomous conversion of information to work in quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, P. Samuelsson, and P. P. Potts
  Phys. Rev. Research 1, 033066 (2019). PDF arXiv
  ☞ Summary

• Experimental realization of a quantum dot energy harvester
  G. Jaliel, R. K. Puddy, R. Sánchez, A. N. Jordan, B. Sothmann, I. Farrer, J. P. Griffiths, D. A. Ritchie and C. G. Smith
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 117701 (2019). PDF Suppl. arXiv
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• Reversible thermal diode and energy harvester with a superconducting quantum interference single-electron transistor
  D. Goury and R. Sánchez
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 092601 (2019). PDF arXiv
  Selected artwork for the issue cover
  


• Thermal transistor and thermometer based on Coulomb-coupled conductors
  J. Yang, C. Elouard, J. Splettstoesser, B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez, A. N. Jordan
  Phys. Rev. B 100, 045418 (2019). PDF arXiv
  


• Nonlinear chiral refrigerators
  D. Sánchez, R. Sánchez, R. López, B. Sothmann
  Phys. Rev. B 99, 245304 (2019). PDF arXiv
  


• Cooling by Cooper pair splitting
  R. Sánchez, P. Burset and A. Levy Yeyati
  Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Commun.) 98, 241414 (2018). PDF arXiv
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• Thermal rectification with interacting electronic channels: Exploiting degeneracy, quantum superpositions and interference
  A. Marcos-Vicioso, C. López-Jurado, M. Ruiz-Garcia and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. B 98, 035414 (2018). PDF arXiv
  



• Correlation-induced refrigeration with superconducting single-electron transistors
  R. Sánchez
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 223103 (2017). PDF arXiv
  



• Single-electron thermal devices coupled to a mesoscopic gate
  R. Sánchez, H. Thierschmann and L. W. Molenkamp
  New J. Phys. 19, 113040 (2017). arXiv
  




• Dynamical Coulomb blockade of thermal transport
  G. Rosselló, R. López and R. Sánchez
  Phys. Rev. B 95, 235404 (2017). PDF arXiv
  


• All-thermal transistor based on stochastic switching
  R. Sánchez, H. Thierschmann and L. W. Molenkamp
  Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Commun.) 95, 241401 (2017). PDF arXiv
  ☞ Summary

• Thermoelectrics with Coulomb coupled quantum dots
  H. Thierschmann, R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann, H. Buhmann and L. W. Molenkamp
  C. R. Physique 17, 1109 (2016). arXiv
  Special issue on Mesoscopic thermoelectric phenomena
  



• Coupled Landau-Zener-Stückelberg quantum dot interferometers
  F. Gallego-Marcos, R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B 93, 075424 (2016). PDF arXiv
  


• Thermoelectricity without absorbing energy from the heat sources
  R. S. Whitney, R. Sánchez, F. Haupt and J. Splettstoesser
  Physica E 75, 257 (2016). arXiv
  Special issue on Frontiers in quantum electronic transport in memory of Markus Büttiker
  


• Effect of incoherent scattering on three-terminal quantum Hall thermoelectrics
  R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann and A. N. Jordan
  Physica E 75, 86 (2016). arXiv
  Special issue on Frontiers in quantum electronic transport in memory of Markus Büttiker
  


• Three-terminal energy harvester with coupled quantum dots
  H. Thierschmann, R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann, F. Arnold, C. Heyn, W. Hansen, H. Buhmann and L. W. Molenkamp
  Nature Nanotech. 10, 854 (2015). arXiv
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• Heat diode and engine based on quantum Hall edge states
  R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann and A. N. Jordan
  New J. Phys. 17, 075006 (2015). arXiv news
  Invited contribution to the focus issue on Quantum Thermodynamics
  




• Chiral thermoelectrics with quantum Hall edge states
  R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann and A. N. Jordan
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 146801 (2015). PDF arXiv news
  See post: Divorcing Seebeck from Peltier by A. N. Jordan
  ☞ Summary

• Photon assisted long-range tunneling
  F. Gallego-Marcos, R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  J. Appl. Phys. 117, 112808 (2015). arXiv


• TOPICAL REVIEW: Thermoelectric energy harvesting with quantum dots
  B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez and A. N. Jordan
  Nanotechnology 26, 032001 (2015). arXiv


• Quantum Nernst engines
  B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez and A. N. Jordan
  Europhys. Lett. 107, 47003 (2014). PDF arXiv news1 news2


• Long-range spin transfer in triple quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, G. Granger, L. Gaudreau, A. Kam, M. Pioro-Ladrière, S. A. Studenikin, P. Zawadzki, A. S. Sachrajda and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 176803 (2014). PDF arXiv news
  ☞ Summary

• Superexchange blockade in triple quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, F. Gallego-Marcos and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communications) 89, 161402 (2014). PDF arXiv news
  

  Related experiment:

  R. Tormo-Queralt et al., Nano Lett. 21, 8541 (2022).



• Correlations of heat and charge currents in quantum dot thermoelectric engines
  R. Sánchez, B. Sothmann, A. N. Jordan and M. Büttiker
  New J. Phys. 15, 125001 (2013). arXiv
  Invited contribution to the focus issue on Thermoelectric Effects in Nanostructures
  Highlighted in
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• Powerful energy harvester based on resonant-tunneling quantum wells
  B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez, A. N. Jordan and M. Büttiker
  New J. Phys. 15, 095021 (2013). arXiv news
  Invited contribution to the focus issue on Thermoelectric Effects in Nanostructures
  Highlighted in


• Bipolar spin blockade and coherent state superpositions in a triple quantum dot
  M. Busl, G. Granger, L. Gaudreau, R. Sánchez, A. Kam, M. Pioro-Ladrière, S. A. Studenikin, P. Zawadzki, Z. R. Wasilewski, A. S. Sachrajda and G. Platero
  Nature Nanotech. 8, 261 (2013). arXiv news1 news2 news3 Highlighted in
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• Dark Bell states in tunnel-coupled spin qubits
  R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communications) 87, 081305 (2013). PDF arXiv
  

  Confirmed experimentally:

  Quantum Interference and Coherent Population Trapping in a Double Quantum Dot Y. Zhou et al., Nano Lett. 24, 10040 (2024).

  ☞ Summary

• Powerful and efficient energy harvester with resonant-tunneling quantum dots
  A. N. Jordan, B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  Phys. Rev. B 87, 075312 (2013). PDF arXiv news1 news2 news3
  See post: Energy harvesting from the nano-scale to the macro-scale by A. N. Jordan
  See highlight in
  

  Confirmed experimentally:

  G. Jaliel et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 117701 (2019). Highlighted in

  ☞ Summary

• Detection of single-electron heat transfer statistics
  R. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  Europhys. Lett. 100, 47008 (2012). PDF Erratum PDF arXiv news

  Confirmed experimentally:

  Coulomb-mediated single-electron heat transfer statistics across capacitively coupled silicon nanodots K. Chida et al., arxiv:2507.12799.

  
  
• Rectification of thermal fluctuations in a chaotic cavity heat engine
  B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez, A. N. Jordan and M. Büttiker
  Phys. Rev. B 85, 205301 (2012). PDF arXiv
  See post: Nano heat engines by A. N. Jordan
  

  Confirmed experimentally:

  Harvesting dissipated energy with a mesoscopic ratchet B. Roche et al., Nature Comm. 6, 6738 (2015). Voltage Fluctuation to Current Converter with Coulomb-Coupled Quantum Dots F. Hartmann et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 146805 (2015). Highlighted in



• Optimal energy quanta to current conversion
  R. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  Phys. Rev. B 83, 085428 (2011). PDF arXiv news
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  Confirmed experimentally:

  H. Thierschmann et al., Nature Nanotech. 10, 854 (2015). Highlighted in See also: J. V. Koski et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 260602 (2015).

  ☞ Summary

• Control of spin blockade by ac magnetic fields in triple quantum dots
  M. Busl, R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communications) 81, 121306 (2010). PDF arXiv



• Mesoscopic Coulomb drag, broken detailed balance and fluctuation relations
  R. Sánchez, R. López, D. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 076801 (2010). PDF arXiv

  Confirmed experimentally:

  Measurement Back-Action in Stacked Graphene Quantum Dots D. Bischoff et al., Nano Lett. 15, 6003 (2015).

Before 2010:

• Spin correlations in spin blockade
  R. Sánchez, S. Kohler and G. Platero
  New J. Phys. 10, 115013 (2008). arXiv
  Invited contribution to the focus issue on Quantum Dissipation in Unconventional Environments
  


• Resonance fluorescence in driven quantum dots: Electron and photon correlations
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero and T. Brandes
  Phys. Rev. B 78, 125308 (2008). PDF arXiv


• Tunnel spectroscopy in ac-driven quantum dot nanoresonators
  J. Villavicencio, I. Maldonado, R. Sánchez, E. Cota and G. Platero
  Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 192102 (2008). arXiv


• Coherent spin rotations in open driven double quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, C. López-Monís and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B 77, 165312 (2008). PDF arXiv

  Confirmed experimentally:

  Quantum Interference and Coherent Population Trapping in a Double Quantum Dot Y. Zhou et al., Nano Lett. 24, 10040 (2024).



• Electron bunching in stacks of coupled quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, S. Kohler, P. Hänggi and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B 77, 035409 (2008). PDF arXiv


• Resonance fluorescence in transport through quantum dots: noise properties
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero and T. Brandes
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 146805 (2007). PDF arXiv


• Removing spin blockade by photon-assisted tunneling in double quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero, R. Aguado and E. Cota
  phys. stat. sol. (b) 243, 3932 (2006). arXiv


• Spin-filtering through excited states in double-quantum-dot pumps
  R. Sánchez, E. Cota, R. Aguado and G. Platero
  Phys. Rev. B 74, 035326 (2006). PDF arXiv

Outreach

• Termoelectricidad cuántica: conversión de energía a escala nanométrica
  D. Sánchez and R. Sánchez
  Revista Española de Física Vol. 34, No 1 pp. 11-16 (2020). PDF arXiv

Other publications

• Nanoelectronics: A closer look at charge drag
  M. Büttiker and R. Sánchez
  Nature Nanotech. (News and Views) 6, 757 (2011).

Conference proceedings

• Electron spin resonance in triple quantum dots
  M. Busl, R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 245, 012016 (2010).


• Electron spin resonance in triple quantum dot interferometers
  M. Busl, R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  Physica E 42, 830 (2010).


• Spin dynamics in double quantum dots in the spin blockade regime
  M. Busl, C. López-Monís, R. Sánchez, J. Iñarrea and G. Platero
  Physica E 42, 643 (2010).


• Electron spin resonance in double quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, C. López-Monís, J. Iñarrea and G. Platero
  Physica E 40, 1457 (2008).


• Phonon emission in two levels quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero and T. Brandes
  Physica E 40, 1157 (2008).


• Shot noise in spin pumps
  R. Sánchez, F. J. Kaiser, S. Kohler, P. Hänggi and G. Platero
  Physica E 40, 1276 (2008).


• Spin currents in ac-driven double quantum dots
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero, R. Aguado and E. Cota
  phys. stat. sol. (c) 4, 497 (2007).


• Photon-assisted tunneling in ac driven double quantum dot spin pumps
  R. Sánchez, G. Platero, R. Aguado and E. Cota
  phys. stat. sol. (a) 203, 1154 (2006).


• Spin filter effect in an ac-driven double quantum dot
  R. Sánchez, E. Cota, R. Aguado and G. Platero
  Physica E 34, 405 (2006).

Book chapters

• Quantum thermodynamics of nanoscale thermoelectrics and electronic devices
  R. S. Whitney, R. Sánchez and J. Splettstoesser
  Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime. Fundamental Aspects and New Directions F. Binder, L. A. Correa, C. Gogolin, J. Anders, G. Adesso (eds.)
  Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol. 195. Springer. 2018. arXiv
  
  


• Transport out of locally broken detailed balance
  R. Sánchez
  Coupled Mathematical Models for Physical and Biological Nanoscale Systems and Their Applications. L. L. Bonilla, E. Kaxiras, R. Melnik (eds.)
  Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol. 232. Springer. 2018. arXiv
  
  


• Triangular triple quantum dots driven by ac magnetic fields
  G. Platero, R. Sánchez and M. Busl
  Spintronics in Nanoscale Devices. E. R. Hedin, Y. S. Joe (eds.)
  Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., 2013




• Rabi dynamics in driven tunneling devices
  R. Sánchez and G. Platero
  Progress in industrial mathematics at ECMI 2006. Mathematics in industry 12
  L. L. Bonilla, M. Moscoso, G. Platero, J. M. Vega (eds.)
  Springer Verlag, 444 (2007).

Patents

• Quantum well nano-engine and method for harvesting thermal energy
  A. N. Jordan, B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/884,299, filed September 30, 2013


• Device and method for harvesting energy
  A. N. Jordan, B. Sothmann, R. Sánchez and M. Büttiker
  U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/757,860, filed January 29, 2013