Efficient charging of multiple open quantum batteries through dissipation and pumping

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel protocol for efficiently charging multiple open quantum batteries in parallel by combining dissipation and incoherent pumping, leveraging collective effects and thermal reservoirs.

Contribution

It introduces a new charging protocol that uses both dissipation and pumping to achieve super-extensive parallel charging of quantum batteries.

Findings

Super-extensive charging achieved through collective coupling.

Efficient parallel charging enabled by combined dissipation and pumping.

Limitations identified when batteries are coupled to different reservoirs.

Abstract

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 reservoir. When applied to multiple quantum batteries, each coupled to different thermal reservoirs, the energy cannot be efficiently transferred from the charger to the battery via collective dissipation alone. We show that the counter-intuitive act of incorporating both dissipation and incoherent collective pumping on the charger enables efficient parallel charging of many quantum batteries.