Enhancing self-discharging process with disordered quantum batteries

Author(s)

Arjmandi, Mohammad B. ; Mohammadi, Hamidreza ; Santos, Alan C.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PHYSICAL REVIEW E; v. 105, n. 5, p. 8-pg., 2022-05-10.

Abstract

One of the most important devices emerging from quantum technology are quantum batteries. However, self-discharging, the process of charge wasting of quantum batteries due to decoherence phenomenon, limits their performance, measured by the concept of ergotropy and half-life time of the quantum battery. The effects of local field fluctuation, introduced by the disorder term in the Hamiltonian of the system, on the performance of the quantum batteries is investigated in this paper. The results reveal that the disorder term could compensate disruptive effects of the decoherence, i.e., self-discharging, and hence improve the performance of the quantum battery via ???incoherent gain of ergotropy??? procedure. Adjusting the strength of the disorder parameter to a proper value and choosing a suitable initial state of the quantum battery, the amount of free ergotropy, defined with respect to the free Hamiltonian, could exceed the amount of initial stored ergotropy. In addition harnessing the degree of the disorder parameter could help to enhance the half-life time of the quantum battery. This study opens perspective to further investigation of the performance of quantum batteries that explore disorder and many-body effects. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 21/10224-0 - Quantum information processing with trapped Rydberg ions
• Grantee: Alan Costa dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 19/22685-1 - Memory effect and the transition from weak to strong disorder
• Grantee: Alan Costa dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral