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The paradigm of extracting work from isolated quantum system through a cyclic Hamiltonian process is a topic of immense research interest. The optimal work extracted under such process is termed as ergotropy [Europhys. Lett., 67 (4),…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-06-08 Amit Mukherjee , Arup Roy , Some Sankar Bhattacharya , Manik Banik

We investigate work extraction protocols designed to transfer the maximum possible energy to a battery using sequential access to $N$ copies of an unknown pure qubit state. The core challenge is designing interactions to optimally balance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-15 Josep Lumbreras , Ruo Cheng Huang , Yanglin Hu , Mile Gu , Marco Tomamichel

By using worldline Monte Carlo technique, matrix product state and a variational approach \`a la Feynman, we investigate the equilibrium properties and relaxation features of the dissipative quantum Rabi model, where a two level system is…

We examine the transport of useful energy, i.e. extractable work as quantified by the ergotropy, along a spin chain with tuneable exchange couplings between the sites. We focus on, and interpolate between, the two physically relevant limits…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-20 Dara Murphy , Anthony Kiely , Irene D'Amico , Steve Campbell

Quantum batteries are emerging as highly efficient energy storage devices that can exceed classical performance limits. Although there have been significant advancements in controlling these systems, challenges remain in stabilizing stored…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-23 André H. A. Malavazi , Rishav Sagar , Borhan Ahmadi , Pedro R. Dieguez

We introduce a cavity-coupled finite quantum system which can act as a quantum battery by harnessing noise induced coherences. We apply the methodology of full counting statistics to capture higher-order fluctuations of quanta exchange in…

Ergotropy is defined as the maximum amount of work that can be extracted through a unitary cyclic evolution. It plays a crucial role in assessing the work capacity of a quantum system. Recently, the significance of quantum coherence in work…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-11 Zhibo Niu , Yang Wu , Yunhan Wang , Xing Rong , Jiangfeng Du

"A battery powers a device" can be read as "work stored in the battery is being transported to the device." In quantum batteries, the total amount of stored work can be measured by ergotropy, which is the maximal work extractable by unitary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-20 Rick P. A. Simon , Janet Anders , Karen V. Hovhannisyan

This study investigates the performance and ergotropy protection of open collective quantum batteries subject to superradiant decay. By employing a passive spectral detuning strategy within an intermediate cavity, an optimal detuning value…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Tariq Zeyad Jawad

Quantum batteries (QBs) provide a platform for exploring quantum-scale energy storage, yet most existing analyses rely on weak-coupling and Markovian approximations. In realistic implementations operating in strongly coupled non-Markovian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-03 Zi-Yi Peng , Shun-Cai Zhao , Liang Luo , Ni-Ya Zhuang

The possibility of extracting more work from a physical system thanks to the information obtained from measurements has been a topic of fundamental interest in the context of thermodynamics since the formulation of the Maxwell's demon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-31 Seyed Navid Elyasi , Matteo A. C. Rossi , Marco G. Genoni

In this work, we investigate autonomous charging of a quantum battery coupled to a structured reservoir composed of two qubits, each locally coupled to its own bosonic thermal bath. Moreover, the reservoir interacts with a charger-battery…

We investigate the decomposition of ergotropy into incoherent and coherent contributions for quantum systems subject to typical Markovian noise channels. The incoherent part originates from population inversion in the energy eigenbasis…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-24 Mohammad B. Arjmandi

We study the charging process of open quantum batteries mediated by a common dissipative environment in two different scenarios. In the first case, we consider a quantum charger-battery model in the presence of a non-Markovian environment.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-30 F. T. Tabesh , F. H. Kamin , S. Salimi

The physics of quantum states beyond thermodynamic equilibrium represents a fascinating and cutting-edge research. Using numerical state-of-the-art approaches, we observe dynamical quantum phase transitions in the dissipative two-qubit Rabi…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-08 G. Di Bello , A. Ponticelli , F. Pavan , V. Cataudella , G. De Filippis , A. de Candia , C. A. Perroni

The maximum unitarily extractable work from a quantum system -- ergotropy -- is the basic principle behind quantum batteries, a rapidly emerging field. This work studies ergotropy in two quantum chaotic systems, the quantum kicked top and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-11 Sreeram PG , J. Bharathi Kannan , S. Harshini Tekur , M. S. Santhanam

We study the statistical distribution of the ergotropy and of the efficiency of a single-qubit battery ad of a single-qubit Otto engine, respectively fuelled by random collisions. The single qubit, our working fluid, is assumed to exchange…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-02 Vahid Shaghaghi , G. Massimo Palma , Giuliano Benenti

We identify the conditions for local passivity for shared quantum batteries with local Hamiltonians. For locally passive states of two-qubit batteries, we find the relation of their entanglement content with the amount of energy that can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-29 Kornikar Sen , Ujjwal Sen

Quantum batteries are predicted to have the potential to outperform their classical counterparts and are therefore an important element in the development of quantum technologies. Of particular interest is the role of correlations in…

Ergotropy, as a measure for extractable work from a quantum system, has garnered significant attention due to its relevance in quantum thermodynamics and information processing. In this work, the dynamics of ergotropy will be investigated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-04 Maryam Hadipour , Soroush Haseli