Otto cycles with a quantum planar rotor

M Gaida, S Nimmrichter - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
We present two realizations of an Otto cycle with a quantum planar rotor as the working
medium controlled by means of external fields. By comparing the quantum and the classical …

Stochastic Thermodynamics at the Quantum-Classical Boundary: A Self-Consistent Framework Based on Adiabatic-Response Theory

J Eglinton, F Carollo, I Lesanovsky… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Microscopic thermal machines promise to play an important role in future quantum
technologies. Making such devices widely applicable will require effective strategies to …