The Thermodynamic Costs of Pure Dephasing in Quantum Heat Engines: Quasistatic Efficiency at Finite Power
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| author | Weber, Raphael Huelga, Susana F. Plenio, Martin B. |
| author_facet | Weber, Raphael Huelga, Susana F. Plenio, Martin B. |
| contents | Quantum heat engines are commonly believed to achieve their optimal efficiency only when operated quasi-statically. When running at finite power, however, they suffer effective friction due to the generation of coherences and transitions between energy eigenstates. It was noted that it is possible to increase the power of a quantum heat engine using external control schemes or suitable dephasing noise. Here, we investigate the thermodynamic cost associated with dephasing noise schemes using both numerical and analytical methods. Our findings unveil that the observed gain in power is generally not free of thermodynamic costs, as it involves energy costs of the control fields or heat flows between thermal and dephasing baths. These contributions must be duly accounted for when determining the engine's overall efficiency. Interestingly, we identify a particular working regime where these costs become negligible, demonstrating that quantum heat engines can be operated at any power with an efficiency per cycle that approaches arbitrarily closely that under quasistatic operation. |
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| spellingShingle | The Thermodynamic Costs of Pure Dephasing in Quantum Heat Engines: Quasistatic Efficiency at Finite Power Weber, Raphael Huelga, Susana F. Plenio, Martin B. Quantum Physics Quantum heat engines are commonly believed to achieve their optimal efficiency only when operated quasi-statically. When running at finite power, however, they suffer effective friction due to the generation of coherences and transitions between energy eigenstates. It was noted that it is possible to increase the power of a quantum heat engine using external control schemes or suitable dephasing noise. Here, we investigate the thermodynamic cost associated with dephasing noise schemes using both numerical and analytical methods. Our findings unveil that the observed gain in power is generally not free of thermodynamic costs, as it involves energy costs of the control fields or heat flows between thermal and dephasing baths. These contributions must be duly accounted for when determining the engine's overall efficiency. Interestingly, we identify a particular working regime where these costs become negligible, demonstrating that quantum heat engines can be operated at any power with an efficiency per cycle that approaches arbitrarily closely that under quasistatic operation. |
| title | The Thermodynamic Costs of Pure Dephasing in Quantum Heat Engines: Quasistatic Efficiency at Finite Power |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.05375 |