Abstract
We analyzed the influence of electron transmission probability on the performance of an energy selective electron (ESE) refrigerator at maximum cooling rate with radiative heat leaks. Based on the theory of electronic transport, the expressions for the heat flux into hot and cold electron reservoirs are derived. When the radiative heat leaks between two electron reservoirs are taken into account, the cooling rate, coefficient of performance and input power are obtained. The performance characteristic curves are plotted by using numerical calculation. The influence of the center position and width of the resonance energy level on the performance of the ESE refrigerator are discussed in detail. The results obtained here have theoretical significance for the understanding of the thermodynamic performance of the practical ESE refrigerator.
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