On the thermodynamics of the difference between energy transfer rate and heat engine efficiency

H. Dong; A. Ghosh; M. B. Kim; S. W. Li; A. A. Svidzinsky; Z. Zhang; G. Kurizki; M. O. Scully

doi:10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00091-3

On the thermodynamics of the difference between energy transfer rate and heat engine efficiency

H. Dong, A. Ghosh, M. B. Kim, S. W. Li, A. A. Svidzinsky, Z. Zhang, G. Kurizki, M. O. Scully^*

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We study the difference between the energy transfer rate and the engine efficiency with a microscopic model, widely used in the theoretical description of solar cells, as well as in light-harvesting systems. We show no violation of the second law of thermodynamics by correctly assessing the useful output work, even with the simple model treating the later work conversion as a simple “sink”.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	867-871
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Physical Journal: Special Topics
Volume	230
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00091-3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

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