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Quantum-dot Carnot engine at maximum power
Phys. Rev. E 81, 041106 – Published 12 April, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.041106
Abstract
We evaluate the efficiency at maximum power of a quantum-dot Carnot heat engine. The universal values of the coefficients at the linear and quadratic order in the temperature gradient are reproduced. Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency is recovered in the limit of weak dissipation.
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