Three detailed fluctuation theorems (2009)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Broeck, Christian Van Den
The total entropy production of a trajectory can be split into an adiabatic and a non-adiabatic contribution, deriving respectively from the breaking of detailed balance via nonequilibrium boundary...
Finite time thermodynamics for a single level quantum dot (2009)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Kawai, Ryoichi, Lindenberg, Katja, Broeck, Christian Van Den
We investigate the finite time thermodynamics of a single-level fermion system interacting with a thermal reservoir through a tunneling junction. The optimal protocol to extract the maximum work from...
Entropy production as correlation between system and reservoir (2009)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Lindenberg, Katja, Broeck, Christian Van Den
We derive an exact (classical and quantum) expression for the entropy production of a finite system placed in contact with one or several finite reservoirs each of which is initially described by a...
Extracting chemical energy by growing disorder: Efficiency at maximum power (2009)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Lindenberg, Katja, Broeck, Christian Van Den
We consider the efficiency of chemical energy extraction from the environment by the growth of a copolymer made of two constituent units in the entropy-driven regime. We show that the thermodynamic...
Entropy production and the arrow of time (2009)
Parrondo, Juan M. R., Broeck, Christian Van Den, Kawai, Ryoichi
We present an exact relationship between the entropy production and the distinguishability of a process from its time-reverse, quantified by the relative entropy between forward and backward states....
Universality of efficiency at maximum power (2009)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Lindenberg, Katja, Broeck, Christian Van Den
We investigate the efficiency of power generation by thermo-chemical engines. For strong coupling between the particle and heat flows and in the presence of a left-right symmetry in the system, we...
Thermoelectric efficiency at maximum power in a quantum dot (2008)
Esposito, Massimiliano, Lindenberg, Katja, Broeck, Christian Van Den
We identify the operational conditions for maximum power of a nanothermoelectric engine consisting of a single quantum level embedded between two leads at different temperatures and chemical...