Real quantum heat engines lack the separation of time and length scales that is
characteristic for classical engines. They must be understood as open quantum systems in …

We discuss whether, and under which conditions, it is possible to realize a heat engine
simply by dynamically modulating the couplings between the quantum working medium and …

Describing the thermodynamic properties of quantum systems far from equilibrium is
challenging, in particular when the system is strongly coupled to its environment, or when …

Quantum thermal machines can perform useful tasks, such as delivering power, cooling, or
heating. In this work, we consider hybrid thermal machines, that can execute more than one …

Heat rectifiers are systems that conduct heat asymmetrically for forward and reversed
temperature gradients. We present an analytical study of heat rectification in linear quantum …

Given the increasing use of shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA) to optimize the power and
efficiency of quantum heat engines, it becomes a relevant question if there are any …

Based on a recently developed non-perturbative platform designed to simulate the full
quantum dynamics of quantum thermal machines, the situation of a quantum refrigerator …

We show that in a linear quantum machine, a driven quantum system that evolves while
coupled with thermal reservoirs, entanglement between the reservoir modes is unavoidably …

In the quest for high-performance quantum thermal machines, looking for an optimal
thermodynamic efficiency is only part of the issue. Indeed, at the level of quantum devices …

The unattainability principle (UP) is an operational formulation of the third law of
thermodynamics stating the impossibility to bring a system to its ground state in finite time. In …