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 …

Energy harvesting technology may be considered an ultimate solution to replace batteries
and provide a long‐term power supply for wireless sensor networks. Looking back into its …

Quantum technologies are currently the object of high expectations from governments and
private companies, as they hold the promise to shape safer and faster ways to extract …

Developments in the thermodynamics of small quantum systems envisage nonclassical
thermal machines. In this scenario, energy fluctuations play a relevant role in the description …

The study of quantum thermal machines, and more generally of open quantum systems,
often relies on master equations. Two approaches are mainly followed. On the one hand …

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 …

Most of us may mistakenly believe that sciences within the nano regime are a simple
extension of what is observed in micrometer regions. We may be misled to think that …

Classical thermodynamics is unrivalled in its range of applications and relevance to
everyday life. It enables a description of complex systems, made up of microscopic particles …

In this paper, the thermoelectric (TE) properties of Janus MXY monolayers (M= Pd, Pt; X, Y=
S, Se, Te) are systematically studied using first principles and the Boltzmann transport …

We develop a physics-based model for classical computation based on autonomous
quantum thermal machines. These machines consist of few interacting quantum bits (qubits) …