Optimal Probabilistic Work Extraction beyond the Free Energy Difference with a Single-Electron Device
Optimal Probabilistic Work Extraction beyond the Free Energy Difference with a Single-Electron Device
We experimentally realize protocols that allow us to extract work beyond the free energy difference from a single-electron transistor at the single thermodynamic trajectory level. With two carefully designed out-of-equilibrium driving cycles featuring kicks of the control parameter, we demonstrate work extraction up to large fractions of kBT or with …