Quantum engines and refrigerators

LM Cangemi, C Bhadra, A Levy - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Engines are systems and devices that convert one form of energy into another, typically into
a more useful form that can perform work. In the classical setup, physical, chemical, and …

Quadratic enhancement in the reliability of collective quantum engines

N Jaseem, S Vinjanampathy, V Mukherjee - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We study fluctuations in many-body quantum heat engines operating in the presence of
collective system-bath interactions. We show that collective effects in open quantum systems …

Collective effects on the performance and stability of quantum heat engines

LS Souza, G Manzano, R Fazio, F Iemini - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
Recent predictions for quantum-mechanical enhancements in the operation of small heat
engines have raised renewed interest in their study both from a fundamental perspective …

Dissipation-induced collective advantage of a quantum thermal machine

M Carrega, L Razzoli, PA Erdman, F Cavaliere… - AVS Quantum …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Do quantum correlations lead to better performance with respect to several different systems
working independently? For quantum thermal machines, the question is whether a working …

Thermodynamics of permutation-invariant quantum many-body systems: A group-theoretical framework

B Yadin, B Morris, K Brandner - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Quantum systems of indistinguishable particles are commonly described using the
formalism of second quantization, which relies on the assumption that any admissible …

Enhancing the performance of coupled quantum Otto thermal machines without entanglement and quantum correlations

A El Makouri, A Slaoui, M Daoud - Journal of Physics B: Atomic …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We start with a revision study of two coupled spin-1/2 under the influence of Kaplan–
Shekhtman–Entin-Wohlman–Aharony interaction and a magnetic field. We first show the …

Role of polaron dressing in superradiant emission dynamics

J Wiercinski, M Cygorek, EM Gauger - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
Cooperative effects of multiple quantum emitters are characterized by transitions via
delocalized collective states with altered emission properties due to the existence of …

Switching the function of the quantum Otto cycle in non-Markovian dynamics: Heat engine, heater, and heat pump

M Ishizaki, N Hatano, H Tajima - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Quantum thermodynamics explores novel thermodynamic phenomena that emerge when
interactions between macroscopic systems and microscopic quantum ones go into action …

Powerful ordered collective heat engines

FS Filho, GAL Forão, DM Busiello, B Cleuren… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
We introduce a class of stochastic engines in which the regime of units operating
synchronously can boost the performance. Our approach encompasses a minimal setup …

Space-time dual quantum Zeno effect: Interferometric engineering of open quantum system dynamics

JD Lin, CY Huang, N Lambert, GY Chen, F Nori… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Superposition of trajectories, which modify quantum evolutions by superposing paths
through interferometry, has been utilized to enhance various quantum communication tasks …