Manipulation of information flow and thermodynamic performance in nonreciprocal quantum dot information engines

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24554v1
• Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 12:43:28 GMT
• Title: Manipulation of information flow and thermodynamic performance in nonreciprocal quantum dot information engines
• Abstract summary: We investigate an autonomous quantum dot information engine based on a double-quantum-dot setup.<n>We show that nonreciprocity can significantly modulate the inter-dot information flow, thereby providing a robust control mechanism.<n>Our findings establish nonreciprocal coupling as an effective control knob for designing and optimizing quantum dot information engines.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum information engines leverage information as a thermodynamic resource to facilitate energy conversion. In the operation of such engines, the information flow between the working substance and the controller is pivotal, however, strategies for its efficient manipulation remain largely unexplored. Here, we investigate an autonomous information engine based on a double-quantum-dot setup, where a downstream dot coupled to two reservoirs acts as the working substance, and an upstream dot coupled to a single reservoir serves as the controller. By extending the second law of thermodynamics to incorporate the effects of nonreciprocal couplings between the dots and their electronic reservoirs, we develop a thermodynamic framework that allows us to demonstrate that nonreciprocity can significantly modulate the inter-dot information flow, thereby providing a robust control mechanism. We show that the influence of nonreciprocity can be equivalently understood through a mapping to an effective reciprocal system upon a reparameterization of chemical potentials and the electron-electron coupling strength. We further analyze the impact of nonreciprocity on the engine's performance and operation regime. Our findings establish nonreciprocal coupling as an effective control knob for designing and optimizing quantum dot information engines, surpassing the capabilities of conventional reciprocal configurations.

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