Entropy Transport in Programmable Quantum Junctions

arXiv (Cornell University)

Abstract

We show that driven qubit junctions enable programmable control of physical entropy transport, with entropy conductance governed by quantum dynamics rather than by reservoir parameters alone. By comparing two simple quantum architectures -- a driven single-qubit junction and a driven two-qubit junction -- we find that the two-qubit junction enhances entropy transfer while requiring substantially lower driving power than its single-qubit counterpart. We further reveal two non-intuitive effects in both junctions: a sizable coherent contribution to the entropy current that emerges only under resonant driving, and negative differential entropy conductance, where increasing the thermal bias suppresses entropy flow into the probe reservoir. These results identify quantum logic architectures as programmable devices for entropy transport and suggest routes toward quantum feedback control, reservoir protection and refrigeration in driven quantum circuits.

Authors 3

1. Radhika Joshi Aachen Institute for Quantum Information

   RWTH Aachen University · Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Quantum Information , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany

   Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Computing Analytics (PGI-12) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , Jülich 52425 , Germany

2. Yuli V. Nazarov

   Delft University of Technology

   Affiliation as printed

   Kavli Institute of Nanoscience , Delft University of Technology , P.O. Box 5046 , 2600GA Delft , The Netherlands

3. Mohammad H. Ansari Aachen Institute for Quantum Information

   RWTH Aachen University · Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Quantum Information , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany

   Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Computing Analytics (PGI-12) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , Jülich 52425 , Germany