Tuning the performance of a micrometer-sized Stirling engine through reservoir engineering
Micro scale heat engines may be subjected to quite intriguing scenarios. Roy et al superimpose artificial random kicks on an optically trapped colloid, emulating a memoryless non-gaussian reservoir that markedly alters the conditions under which the engine performs at optimum efficiency.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25230-1 |