Quantum heat engines with multiferroic working substance

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent progress in quantum thermodynamics, focusing on quantum heat engines with multiferroic substances, emphasizing finite-time cycles and adiabatic shortcuts for improved performance.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of quantum heat engines utilizing multiferroic materials and discusses methods for finite-time operation and adiabatic shortcuts, advancing the understanding of practical quantum engines.

Findings

Multiferroic materials can serve as effective working substances in quantum heat engines.

Finite-time quantum cycles can be constructed with potential efficiency benefits.

Adiabatic shortcuts enable faster cycle operations without loss of efficiency.

Abstract

The work provides an overview on some recent advances in the area of quantum thermodynamics and quantum heat engines. A particular emphasis is put on the possibility of constructing finite time quantum cycles and adiabatic shortcuts. We discuss in details the particular quantum heat engines operating with a multiferroic working substance.