Electron cooling in nanoscale superconducting structures

Abstract

The present Master’s Thesis deals with the study of the electronic cooling of some sections of junctions composed by normal metals and/or superconductors. Discussed thermoelectric effects are originated from the coupling between charge and current. We have described some novel results in normal metal - spin filter - spin-split superconductor structures (N-sf-SS). In particular, the spin-splitting opens the possibility of cooling the superconductor and enhances the refrigeration of the normal metal.