The Carnot cycle imposes a fundamental upper limit to the efficiency of a macroscopic motor
operating between two thermal baths. However, this bound needs to be reinterpreted at …

We uncover an unforeseen asymmetry in relaxation: for a pair of thermodynamically
equidistant temperature quenches, one from a lower and the other from a higher …

The past twenty years have seen a resurgence of interest in nonequilibrium
thermodynamics, thanks to advances in the theory of stochastic processes and in their …

We consider a quantum Otto refrigerator cycle of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator. We
investigate the coefficient of performance at maximum figure of merit for adiabatic and …

We investigate quantum Otto engine and refrigeration cycles of a time-dependent harmonic
oscillator operating under the conditions of maximum Ω function, a trade-off objective …

The Curzon-Ahlborn (CA) efficiency, as the efficiency at the maximum power (EMP) of the
endoreversible Carnot engine, has significant impact on finite-time thermodynamics …

Small space thermoelectric cooler is suitable for submarine air conditioning, biological
temperature control, laboratory freezer and other fields. A new method based on intrinsic …

Thermodynamics is a theory of principles that permits a basic description of the macroscopic
properties of a rich variety of complex systems from traditional ones, such as crystalline …

The gasification process of liquified natural gas (LNG) releases a significant amount of cold
energy. Traditional vaporizers release cold energy directly into the environment, resulting in …

We study how a quantum heat engine performs across the critical value of an external
parameter, pertaining to the quantum phase transition. Considering a two-ion system …