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Quantum heat engines and refrigerators

Known as: Quantum absorption refrigerator, Quantum refrigerators, Quantum heat engines 
A quantum heat engine is a device that generates power from the heat flow between hot and cold reservoirs. The operation mechanism of the engine can… 
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2019
2019
Coupled quantum Otto heat engine and refrigerator with inner friction
We investigate two coupled spins 1/2 in a magnetic field as the working substance of the quantum Otto cycle. In the quantum… 
2018
2018
Lindblad-Floquet description of finite-time quantum heat engines
The operation of autonomous finite-time quantum heat engines rely on the existence of a stable limit cycle in which the dynamics… 
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2018
Highly Cited
2018
Introduction to Quantum Thermodynamics: History and Prospects
Quantum Thermodynamics is a continuous dialogue between two independent theories: Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics. Whenever… 
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Realising a quantum absorption refrigerator with an atom-cavity system
An autonomous quantum thermal machine comprising a trapped atom or ion placed inside an optical cavity is proposed and analysed… 
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2015
Highly Cited
2015
Equivalence of Quantum Heat Machines, and Quantum-Thermodynamic Signatures
Heat machines on the atomic scale are surprisingly similar to their macroscopic classical counterparts. Theorists show that all… 
2015
2015
Quantum Otto cycle with inner friction: finite-time and disorder effects
The concept of inner friction, by which a quantum heat engine is unable to follow adiabatically its strokes and thus dissipates… 
2014
2014
Fluctuation relation for quantum heat engines and refrigerators
At the very foundation of the second law of thermodynamics lies the fact that no heat engine operating between two reservoirs of… 
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
Nonequilibrium fluctuations in quantum heat engines: theory, example, and possible solid state experiments
We study stochastic energetic exchanges in quantum heat engines. Due to microreversibility, these obey a fluctuation relation… 
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
The local approach to quantum transport may violate the second law of thermodynamics
Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics reads: Heat will flow spontaneously from a hot to cold reservoir. This… 
2009
2009
Optimized Thermoelectric Refrigeration in the Presence of Thermal Boundary Resistance
Thermoelectric refrigerators (TEMs) offer several advantages over vapor-compression refrigerators. They are free of moving parts… 
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