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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Abstract

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
Journal	European Physical Journal: Special Topics
Volume	230
Issue number	4
Online published	13 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00091-3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes

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