Squeezed Thermal Reservoirs as a Resource for a Nanomechanical Engine beyond the Carnot Limit
The efficient conversion of thermal energy to mechanical work by a heat engine is an ongoing technological challenge. Since the pioneering work of Carnot, it has been known that the efficiency of heat engines is bounded by a fundamental upper limit—the Carnot limit. Theoretical studies suggest that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.031044 |