A single-atom heat engine

Heat engines convert thermal energy into mechanical work and generally involve a large number of particles. We report the experimental realization of a single-atom heat engine. An ion is confined in a linear Paul trap with tapered geometry and driven thermally by coupling it alternately to hot and c...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2016-04, Vol.352 (6283), p.325-329
Main Authors: Roßnagel, Johannes, Dawkins, Samuel T., Tolazzi, Karl N., Abah, Obinna, Lutz, Eric, Schmidt-Kaler, Ferdinand, Singer, Kilian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcium
Electric fields
Engines
Heat transfer
Ions
Locomotives
Reservoirs
Thermal energy
Thermodynamics
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