Nonselective generalized measurements as a resource for quantum thermal machines in a double quantum dot

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.07124v1
• Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 01:56:46 GMT
• Title: Nonselective generalized measurements as a resource for quantum thermal machines in a double quantum dot
• Abstract summary: We investigate quantum thermal machines powered by sequential nonselective generalized measurements.<n>The competition between detuning and tunneling hybridizes the localized states and modifies the energetic response of the cycle.<n>Coherent interdot coupling acts as an important resource for optimizing measurement-powered quantum thermal machines.
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• Abstract: We investigated quantum thermal machines powered by sequential nonselective generalized measurements, taking a double quantum dot with coherent interdot tunneling as a working substance. In this platform, the competition between detuning and tunneling hybridizes the localized states and modifies the energetic response of the cycle, allowing us to analyze measurement-driven thermodynamics beyond simple diagonal qubit models. We formulate a three-stroke cycle composed of thermalization with a single reservoir and two generalized measurement channels, and derive the corresponding internal-energy and entropy variations in order to identify the operational regimes of the device. Depending on the measurement parameters, the system can operate as a heat engine, accelerator, heater, or refrigerator. We show that the introduction of tunneling not only reshapes the boundaries between these modes, but also generates refrigeration configurations that are absent in the purely detuned model. In addition, the performance maps reveal that temperature, detuning, and tunneling amplitude jointly control the most favorable regions for work extraction and cooling. Our results demonstrate that coherent interdot coupling acts as an important resource for optimizing measurement-powered quantum thermal machines and highlight double quantum dots as a promising setting for experimentally relevant implementations of measurement-assisted thermodynamic devices.

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