Second law of thermodynamics;
Maxwell demon;
n-p junction;
D O I:
10.1007/s10701-011-9607-7
中图分类号:
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号:
0702 ;
摘要:
Since 2002, at least two kinds of laboratory-testable, solid-state Maxwell demons have been proposed that utilize the electric field energy of an open-gap n-p junction and that seem to challenge the validity of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. In the present paper we present some arguments against the alleged functioning of such devices.