Thermodynamics originated in the need to understand novel technologies developed by the Industrial Revolution. However, over the centuries, the description of engines, refrigerators, thermal accelerators, and heaters has become so abstract that a direct application of the universal statements to real-life devices is everything but straight forward. The recent, rapid development of quantum thermodynamics has taken a similar trajectory, and, e.g., “quantum engines” have become a widely studied concept in theoretical research. However, if the newly unveiled laws of nature are to be useful, we need to write the dictionary that allows us to translate abstract statements of theoretical quantum thermodynamics to physical platforms and working mediums of experimentally realistic scenarios. To assist in this endeavor, this review is dedicated to provide an overview over the proposed and realized quantum thermodynamic devices and to highlight the commonalities and differences of the various physical situations.
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June 2022
Review Article|
April 20 2022
Quantum thermodynamic devices: From theoretical proposals to experimental reality
Special Collection:
Quantum Thermodynamics
Nathan M. Myers
;
Nathan M. Myers
a)
1
Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
2
Computer, Computational and Statistical Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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Obinna Abah
;
Obinna Abah
b)
3
Joint Quantum Centre (JQC) Durham-Newcastle, School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Newcastle University
, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Deffner
Sebastian Deffner
c)
1
Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
4
Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas
, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Nathan M. Myers
1,2,a)
Obinna Abah
3,b)
Sebastian Deffner
1,4,c)
1
Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
2
Computer, Computational and Statistical Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
3
Joint Quantum Centre (JQC) Durham-Newcastle, School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Newcastle University
, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
4
Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas
, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
a)
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b)
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c)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
Note: This paper is a part of the Special Topic Collection on Quantum Thermodynamics.
AVS Quantum Sci. 4, 027101 (2022)
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Received:
December 22 2021
Accepted:
March 22 2022
Citation
Nathan M. Myers, Obinna Abah, Sebastian Deffner; Quantum thermodynamic devices: From theoretical proposals to experimental reality. AVS Quantum Sci. 1 June 2022; 4 (2): 027101. https://doi.org/10.1116/5.0083192
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