Energy dynamics, heat production and heat–work conversion with qubits: toward the development of quantum machines

L Arrachea - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of recent advances in the study of energy dynamics and
mechanisms for energy conversion in qubit systems with special focus on realizations in …

Thermodynamic uncertainty relation in thermal transport

S Saryal, HM Friedman, D Segal, BK Agarwalla - Physical Review E, 2019 - APS
We use the fundamental nonequilibrium steady-state fluctuation symmetry and derive a
condition on the validity of the thermodynamic uncertainty relation (TUR) in thermal transport …

Geometric properties of adiabatic quantum thermal machines

B Bhandari, PT Alonso, F Taddei, F Von Oppen… - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
We present a general unified approach for the study of quantum thermal machines,
including both heat engines and refrigerators, operating under periodic adiabatic driving …

Strong coupling effects in quantum thermal transport with the reaction coordinate method

N Anto-Sztrikacs, D Segal - New Journal of Physics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a semi-analytical approach for studying quantum thermal energy transport at the
nanoscale. Our method, which is based on the reaction coordinate method, reveals the role …

Unified diagrammatic approach to quantum transport in few-level junctions for bosonic and fermionic reservoirs: Application to the quantum Rabi model

L Magazzù, E Paladino, M Grifoni - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We apply the Nakajima-Zwanzig approach to open quantum systems to study steady-state
transport across generic multilevel junctions coupled to bosonic or fermionic reservoirs. The …

Path-integral methodology and simulations of quantum thermal transport: Full counting statistics approach

M Kilgour, BK Agarwalla, D Segal - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We develop and test a computational framework to study heat exchange in interacting,
nonequilibrium open quantum systems. Our iterative full counting statistics path integral …

Heat transport through a superconducting artificial atom

M Xu, JT Stockburger, J Ankerhold - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Quantum heat transfer through a generic superconducting setup consisting of a tunable
transmon qubit placed between resonators that are terminated by thermal reservoirs is …

Heat transport and rectification via quantum statistical and coherence asymmetries

S Palafox, R Román-Ancheyta, B Çakmak… - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
Recent experiments at the nanoscales confirm that thermal rectifiers, the thermal equivalent
of electrical diodes, can operate in the quantum regime. We present a thorough investigation …

Phononic heat transport in molecular junctions: Quantum effects and vibrational mismatch

R Moghaddasi Fereidani, D Segal - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Problems of heat transport are ubiquitous to various technologies such as power generation,
cooling, electronics, and thermoelectrics. In this paper, we advocate for the application of the …

Minimal quantum thermal machine in a bandgap environment: non-Markovian features and anti-Zeno advantage

M Xu, JT Stockburger, G Kurizki… - New journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A minimal model of a quantum thermal machine is analyzed, where a driven two level
working medium (WM) is embedded in an environment (reservoir) whose spectrum …