Speed-Ups to Isothermality: Enhanced Quantum Thermal Machines through Control of the System-Bath Coupling
Nicola Pancotti, Matteo Scandi, Mark T. Mitchison, Martí Perarnau-Llobet
Abstract
Controlling the system-bath coupling in a heat engine leads to the construction of Carnot engines with greatly increased efficiency, a useful insight for the design of improved quantum-based thermal machines.
Topics & Concepts
Carnot cycleCoupling (piping)ThermalHeat engineQuantumPhysicsThermal management of electronic devices and systemsMaterials scienceControl (management)Quantum thermodynamicsClose couplingQuantum dotTemperature controlThermal fluctuationsDirect couplingQuantum computerThermal resistanceThermal conductionComputer scienceHeat transferOptomechanicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsQuantum many-body systemsMechanical and Optical Resonators