Brownian refrigerator

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Jun 2;96(21):210601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.210601. Epub 2006 Jun 1.

Abstract

Onsager symmetry implies that a Brownian motor, driven by a temperature gradient, will also perform a refrigerator function upon loading. We analytically calculate the corresponding heat flow for an exactly solvable microscopic model and compare it with molecular dynamics simulations.