A three-process quantum engine cycle consisting of a two-level system

作者:Ou CongJie*; Huang ZhiFu; Lin BiHong; Chen JinCan
来源:Science China Physics,Mechanics & Astronomy, 2014, 57(7): 1266-1273.
DOI:10.1007/s11433-014-5439-8

摘要

Based on the thermodynamic properties of isoenergetic, adiabatic and isothermal quantum processes, it is shown that it is possible to combine the three processes into a quantum engine cycle. The efficiency of the three-process cycle can be derived and is dependent on the highest and lowest temperatures. The efficiency in some operation regions does not demonstrate a monotonically increasing function of the temperature difference. When the highest temperature of the cycle is larger than the critical temperature, which can be determined by the characteristics of the three-process cycle, a unique region where the efficiency decreased with the increase of the temperature difference exists.

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