Nature Communications (Oct 2022)
Dynamical control of quantum heat engines using exceptional points
- J.-W. Zhang,
- J.-Q. Zhang,
- G.-Y. Ding,
- J.-C. Li,
- J.-T. Bu,
- B. Wang,
- L.-L. Yan,
- S.-L. Su,
- L. Chen,
- F. Nori,
- Ş. K. Özdemir,
- F. Zhou,
- H. Jing,
- M. Feng
Affiliations
- J.-W. Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- J.-Q. Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- G.-Y. Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- J.-C. Li
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- J.-T. Bu
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- B. Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- L.-L. Yan
- School of Physics, Zhengzhou University
- S.-L. Su
- School of Physics, Zhengzhou University
- L. Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- F. Nori
- Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Cluster for Pioneering Research
- Ş. K. Özdemir
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University
- F. Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- H. Jing
- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University
- M. Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33667-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Investigations of quantum thermal machines and Liouvillian exceptional points have rarely crossed each other. Here, the authors realize experimentally a quantum Otto engine using a single trapped ion, and show that crossing a Liouvillian exceptional point during the cycle increases the engine performance.
