The coherent superposition of states, in combination with the quantization of observables,
represents one of the most fundamental features that mark the departure of quantum …

In recent years, the study of heat to work conversion has been re-invigorated by
nanotechnology. Steady-state devices do this conversion without any macroscopic moving …

Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the
Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators …

The ability of the internal states of a working fluid to be in a coherent superposition is one of
the basic properties of a quantum heat engine. It was recently predicted that in the regime of …

We consider a quantum Otto cycle for a time-dependent harmonic oscillator coupled to a
squeezed thermal reservoir. We show that the efficiency at maximum power increases with …

Quantum heat engines (QHE) are thermal machines where the working substance is a
quantum object. In the extreme case, the working medium can be a single particle or a few …

A quantum thermal machine is an open quantum system coupled to hot and cold thermal
baths. Thus, its dynamics can be well understood using the concepts and tools from non …

Quantum thermodynamics supplies a consistent description of quantum heat engines and
refrigerators up to a single few-level system coupled to the environment. Once the …

Recent observations of oscillatory features in the optical response of photosynthetic
complexes have revealed evidence for surprisingly long-lasting electronic coherences …

We expand the standard thermodynamic framework of a system coupled to a thermal
reservoir by considering a stream of independently prepared units repeatedly put into …