We retrospect three abstract models for heat engines which include a classic abstract model
in textbook of thermal physics, a primary abstract model for finite-time heat engines, and a …

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 …

We consider the finite-time performance of a quantum Otto engine working between a hot
squeezed and a cold thermal bath at inverse temperatures β h and β c (> β h) with (k B≡ 1) …

We analyse non-equilibrium Carnot-like cycles built with a colloidal particle in a harmonic
trap, which is immersed in a fluid that acts as a heat bath. Our analysis is carried out in the …

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 …

Efficiency at maximum power has been investigated extensively, yet the practical control
scheme to achieve it remains elusive. We fill this gap with a stepwise Carnot-like cycle …

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 …

We apply Pontryagin's principle to drive rapidly a trapped overdamped Brownian particle in
contact with a thermal bath between two equilibrium states corresponding to different trap …

We derive the general probability distribution function of stochastic work for quantum Otto
engines in which both the isochoric and driving processes are irreversible due to finite time …

A quantum Otto engine using two-interacting spins as its working medium is analyzed within
framework of stochastic thermodynamics. The time-dependent power fluctuations and …