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arXiv:2605.31319

Two-qubit charger-battery system subject to weak, continuous measurements with quantum point contacts

Banumathy Manickam, Anil Shaji

quant-phSubmitted May 29, 2026• Announced Jun 1, 2026• 0 citations
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Quantum batteries modeled as two-qubit systems coupled to Markovian thermal reservoirs have been shown to benefit from measurement-assisted charging, where projective measurements enhance the charging rate at an infinite thermodynamic resource cost. In this work, we consider weak, continuous measurements implemented via quantum point contact detectors (QPC), which enhance the charging rate at a definite and quantifiable resource cost. We analyze three measurement configurations namely, a single QPC, two independent QPCs, and a series-coupled (coherent) two-QPC scheme, and study their effect on the steady-state charging rate, defined as the rate of energy flow from the charger qubit to the battery qubit, relative to the unmeasured baseline. We find that the charging rate enhancement is non-monotonic as a function of the temperature gradient and potential gradient required to drive the QPCs, exhibiting a plateau of near-optimal enhancement. Comparing the three configurations, the plateau of optimal enhancement contracts toward lower temperature and chemical potential for both the cases with two QPCs compared to the single QPC case. The coherent measurement further shows a lowering of the resource requirement relative to the two independent QPC case for achieving the same enhancement. The hierarchy is coherent greater than two independent QPCs which is greater than single QPC with respect to both the magnitude of the charging rate enhancement and the minimization of measurement resources.

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