An introductory review of the resource theory approach to thermodynamics

M Lostaglio - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
I give a self-contained introduction to the resource theory approach to quantum
thermodynamics. I will introduce in an elementary manner the technical machinery …

Quantum advantage in charging cavity and spin batteries by repeated interactions

R Salvia, M Perarnau-Llobet, G Haack, N Brunner… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Recently, an unconditional advantage has been demonstrated for the process of charging of
a quantum battery in a collisional model [Seah et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 100601 (2021) …

Superconducting transmon qubit-resonator quantum battery

FQ Dou, FM Yang - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Quantum battery (QB) is the miniature energy storage and release device and plays a
crucial role in future quantum technology. Here an implementation scheme of a QB is …

Three-level Dicke quantum battery

DL Yang, FM Yang, FQ Dou - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
A quantum battery (QB) is an energy storage and extraction device that is governed by the
principles of quantum mechanics. Here we propose a three-level Dicke QB and investigate …

Quantum dichotomies and coherent thermodynamics beyond first-order asymptotics

P Lipka-Bartosik, CT Chubb, JM Renes, M Tomamichel… - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
We address the problem of exact and approximate transformation of quantum dichotomies in
the asymptotic regime, ie, the existence of a quantum channel E mapping ρ 1⊗ n into ρ 2⊗ R …

Thermodynamics of minimal coupling quantum heat engines

M Łobejko, P Mazurek, M Horodecki - Quantum, 2020 - quantum-journal.org
The minimal-coupling quantum heat engine is a thermal machine consisting of an explicit
energy storage system, heat baths, and a working body, which alternatively couples to …

Work and fluctuations: Coherent vs. incoherent ergotropy extraction

M Łobejko - Quantum, 2022 - quantum-journal.org
We consider a quasi-probability distribution of work for an isolated quantum system coupled
to the energy-storage device given by the ideal weight. Specifically, we analyze a trade-off …

Detuning effects for heat-current control in quantum thermal devices

AHA Malavazi, B Ahmadi, P Mazurek, A Mandarino - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
Navigating the intricacies of thermal management at the quantum scale is a challenge in the
pursuit of advanced nanoscale technologies. To this extent, theoretical frameworks …

Efficient quantum work reservoirs at the nanoscale

J Lyu, AB Boyd, JP Crutchfield - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
When reformulated as a resource theory, thermodynamics can analyze system behaviors in
the single-shot regime. In this, the work required to implement state transitions is bounded …

The asymptotic emergence of the Second Law for a repeated charging process

M Łobejko, P Mazurek, M Horodecki - arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.05339, 2022 - arxiv.org
In one of its versions, the Second Law states:" It is impossible to construct an engine which
will work in a complete cycle, and produces no effect except the raising of a weight and …