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On the consistency of measurement protocols for quantum processes fluctuations
Thales Augusto Barbosa Pinto Silva, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky
Quantum fluctuations are fundamental to quantum technologies, affecting quantum computing, sensing, cryptography, and thermodynamics. A paradigmatic example is quantum work, which,…
Quantum work: Reconciling quantum mechanics and thermodynamics
Thales Augusto Barbosa Pinto Silva, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky
It has been recently claimed that no protocol for measuring quantum work can satisfy standard required physical principles, casting doubts on the compatibility between quantum mech…
Violation of Detailed Balance in Quantum Open Systems
Robert Alicki, Milan Šindelka, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky
We consider the dynamics of a quantum system immersed in a dilute gas at thermodynamics equilibrium using a quantum Markovian master equation derived by applying the low-density li…
Equilibrium forces on non-reciprocal materials
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Noah Graham, Mehran Kardar +1
We discuss and analyze the properties of Casimir forces acting between nonreciprocal objects in thermal equilibrium. By starting from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and splitt…
The problem of engines in statistical physics
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins
Engines are open systems that can generate work cyclically, at the expense of an external disequilibrium. They are ubiquitous in nature and technology, but the course of mathematic…
Near field propulsion forces from nonreciprocal media
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Noah Graham, Mehran Kardar +1
Arguments based on symmetry and thermodynamics may suggest the existence of a ratchet-like lateral Casimir force between two plates at different temperatures and with broken invers…
Dynamical theory for the battery's electromotive force
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins +1
We propose a dynamical theory of how the chemical energy stored in a battery generates the electromotive force (emf). In this picture, the battery's half-cell acts as an engine, cy…
Leaking elastic capacitor as model for active matter
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins
We introduce the "leaking elastic capacitor" (LEC) model, a nonconservative dynamical system that combines simple electrical and mechanical degrees of freedom. We show that an LEC…
Spin-bath polarization via disentanglement
D. D. Bhaktavatsala Rao, Arnab Ghosh, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky +2
Spin bath polarization is the key to enhancing the sensitivity of quantum sensing and information processing. Significant effort has been invested in identifying the consequences o…
A dynamic picture of energy conversion in photovoltaic devices
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins +1
Studies of emerging photovoltaics, such as organic and perovskite solar cells, have recently shown that the separation of photo-generated charge carriers is correlated with non-the…
Cooperative efficiency boost for quantum heat engines
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wassilij Kopylov, Gernot Schaller
The power and efficiency of many-body heat engines can be boosted by performing cooperative non-adiabatic operations in contrast to the commonly used adiabatic implementations. Her…
Quantum features and signatures of quantum-thermal machines
Amikam Levy, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky
The aim of this book chapter is to indicate how quantum phenomena are affecting the operation of microscopic thermal machines, such as engines and refrigerators. As converting heat…
Cooling by heating in nonequilibrium nanosystems
R. Härtle, C. Schinabeck, M. Kulkarni +3
We demonstrate the possiblity to cool nanoelectronic systems in nonequilibrium situations by increasing the temperature of the environment. Such cooling by heating is possible for…
Two-level masers as heat-to-work converters
A. Ghosh, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, W. Niedenzu +4
Heat engines, which cyclically transform heat into work, are ubiquitous in technology. Lasers and masers, which generate a coherent electromagnetic field, may be viewed as heat eng…
Reproducing Quantum Probability Distributions at the Speed of Classical Dynamics: A New Approach for Developing Force-Field Functors
Vikram Sundar, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alan Aspuru-Guzik
Modeling nuclear quantum effects is required for accurate molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of molecules. The community has paid special attention to water and other biomolecules…
High voltage assisted mechanical stabilization of single-molecule junctions
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Michael Thoss +1
The realization of molecular-based electronic devices depends to a large extent on the ability to mechanically stabilize the involved molecular bonds, while making use of efficient…
Single-atom heat machines enabled by energy quantization
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alexei Bylinskii, Dorian Gangloff +3
Quantization of energy is a quintessential characteristic of quantum systems. Here we analyze its effects on the operation of Otto cycle heat machines and show that energy quantiza…
Optical Spectra of p-Doped PEDOT Nano-Aggregates Provide Insight into the Material Disorder
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Semion K. Saikin, Randall H. Goldsmith +1
Highly doped Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) or PEDOT is a conductive polymer with a wide range of applications in energy conversion due to its ease of processing, optical propert…
A thermodynamic cycle for the solar cell
Robert Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alejandro Jenkins
A solar cell is a heat engine, but textbook treatments are not wholly satisfactory from a thermodynamic standpoint, since they present solar cells as directly converting the energy…
Performance limits of multilevel and multipartite quantum heat machines
Wolfgang Niedenzu, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Gershon Kurizki
We present the general theory of a quantum heat machine based on an -level system (working medium) whose excited levels are degenerate, a prerequisite for steady-state int…
On the operation of machines powered by quantum non-thermal baths
Wolfgang Niedenzu, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Abraham G. Kofman +1
Diverse models of engines energised by quantum-coherent, hence non-thermal, baths allow the engine efficiency to transgress the standard thermodynamic Carnot bound. These transgres…
Non-equilibrium quantum heat machines
Rober Alicki, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky
Standard heat machines (engine, heat pump, refrigerator) are composed of a system ("working fluid") coupled to at least two equilibrium baths at different temperatures and periodic…
Strongly coupled quantum heat machines
David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Quantum heat machines (QHMs) models generally assume a weak coupling to the baths. This supposition is grounded in the separability principle between systems and allows the derivat…
Thermodynamics of quantum systems under dynamical control
D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Wolfgang Niedenzu, Gershon Kurizki
In this review the debated rapport between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics is addressed in the framework of the theory of periodically-driven/controlled quantum-thermodynamic…