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We explore a protocol that efficiently charges multiple open quantum batteries in parallel using a single charger. This protocol shows super-extensive charging through collective coupling of the charger and the battery to the same thermal…
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Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) has been proposed to offer communication services and transfer power to the energy harvesting receiver (EHR) concurrently. However, existing works mainly focused on static EHRs,…
This paper is a theoretical and a numerical investigation of the stability of a tip-cantilever system used in Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy (NC-AFM) when it oscillates close to a surface. No additional dissipative force is considered.…
Developing fast, accurate and scalable techniques for quantum state readout is an active area in semiconductor-based quantum computing. Here, we present results on dispersive sensing of silicon corner state quantum dots coupled to…
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