Quantum Battery Applications
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 7656
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the advent of the heat engine required the development of thermodynamics, the quantum technology ecosystem will require the development of quantum thermodynamic theory. An essential part of this is to understand the properties of energy transfer at the quantum level, including the quantum mechanics of energy storage, charging, and delivery. One of the insights arising out of this research programme is the notion of a quantum battery (QB). QBs represent a new class of energy storage devices that operate on distinctly quantum mechanical principles. In particular, they are driven either by quantum entanglement, which reduces the number of traversed states in the Hilbert space compared to (classical) separable states alone or by cooperative behaviour that increases the effective quantum coupling between battery and source. Up until now, applications of QBs have not been explored in detailed. The idea of a QB is a powerful one, therefore it is imperative that we find out whether it is just a theoretical curiosity or a practical quantum technology. This Special Issue invites researchers to submit original research on the potential applications of QBs.
Because QBs utilise quantum properties, it is reasonable to explore the applications of QB in other quantum technologies, such as quantum computing, communication, sensing. As these technologies are underpinned by the quantum storage and transfer of energy, the applications of QB devices or principles to these technologies may improve their functionality, possibly opening new fields of investigation. For example, does superextensive charging affect quantum computation power? Are their useful applications for a quantum capacitor? Can QB principles be used to further enhance quantum sensing devices? Can QBs replace conventional batteries? Although this ultimately is a question of scalability, it is unlikely that QB will simply replace conventional batteries in the foreseeable future. Instead, QB devices and principles will need to find novel ways to interface with conventional technologies.
Dr. James Quach
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum batteries
- quantum thermodynamics
- quantum technology
- solar cells
- light harvesting
- quantum computers
- quantum capacitor
- quantum sensing
- quantum electronic
- quantum energy
- quantum transport
