Massimiliano ESPOSITO



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Complex systems and statistical mechanics,
University of Luxembourg,
Campus Limpertsberg BRB 0.03,
162a avenue de la Faïencerie,
L-1511 Luxembourg,
G. D. Luxembourg.

Phone: +352 466644 6229
E-mail: massimiliano.esposito AT uni.lu

General information

1996: European Baccalaureate, Luxembourg.
2000: Graduation in Chemistry, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
2002: DEA (research master) in Sciences, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
2004: Ph.D. in Sciences ("Kinetic theory for quantum nanosystems"), Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
2004-2005: Postdoc, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
2005-2007: Postdoc, University of California Irvine, USA.
2007-2009: Postdoc, University of California San Diego, USA.
2009-2011: Contract researcher, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
2012-2017: Attract Fellow, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Research activities

Publications

  1. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Quantum master equation for a system influencing its environment", Phys. Rev. E 68, 066112 (2003) [cond-mat/0306433].
  2. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Spin relaxation in a complex environment", Phys. Rev. E 68, 066113 (2003) [cond-mat/0308140].
  3. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Dissipative quantum dynamics in terms of a reduced density matrix distributed over the environment energy", Europhys. Lett. 65, 742 (2004).
  4. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Emergence of diffusion in finite quantum systems", Phys. Rev. B 71, 214302 (2005).
  5. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Decoherence and kinetic processes in nanosystems", Physics Letters A 341, 435 (2005).
  6. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Exactly solvable model of quantum diffusion", J. Stat. Phys. 121, 463 (2005) [cond-mat/0505217].
  7. M. Esposito and F. Haake, "Overdamping by weakly coupled environments", Phys. Rev. A 72, 063808 (2005) [quant-ph/0510164].
  8. M. Esposito and S. Mukamel, "Fluctuation theorems for quantum master equations", Phys. Rev. E 73, 046129 (2006) [cond-mat/0602679].
  9. U. Harbola, M. Esposito and S. Mukamel, "Quantum master equation for electron transport through quantum dots and single molecules", Phys. Rev. B 74, 235309 (2006) [cond-mat/0610004].
  10. M. Esposito, U. Harbola and S. Mukamel, "Fluctuation theorems for counting-statistics in electron transport through quantum junctions", Phys. Rev. B 75, 155316 (2007) [cond-mat/0702376].
  11. U. Harbola, M. Esposito and S. Mukamel, "Statistics and fluctuation theorem for boson and fermion through mesoscopic junctions", Phys. Rev. B 76, 085408 (2007).
  12. M. Esposito, U. Harbola and S. Mukamel, "Entropy fluctuation theorems for driven open systems: application to electron counting statistics", Phys. Rev. E 76, 031132 (2007) [cond-mat/0707.0962].
  13. M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Quantum master equation for the microcanonical ensemble", Phys. Rev. E 76, 041134 (2007) [cond-mat/0612251].
  14. S. Welack, J. B. Maddox, M. Esposito, U. Harbola and S. Mukamel, "Single-electron counting spectroscopy: simulation study of porphyrin in a molecular junction", Nano Letters 4, 1137 (2008) [0804.1881].
  15. S. Welack, M. Esposito, U. Harbola and S. Mukamel, "Interference and Coulomb interaction effects in counting statistics of electron transport through quantum dots", Phys. Rev. B 77, 195315 (2008) [0709.3551].
  16. M. Esposito and K. Lindenberg, "Continuous time random walk for open systems: Fluctuation theorems and counting statistics", Phys. Rev. E 77, 051119 (2008) [0802.0699].
  17. M. Esposito, U. Harbola and S. Mukamel, "Nonequilibrium fluctuations, fluctuation theorems and counting statistics in quantum systems", Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 1665 (2009) [0811.3717].
  18. M. Esposito, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Thermoelectric efficiency at maximum power in a quantum dot", EPL 85, 60010 (2009) [0808.0216].
  19. M. Esposito, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Universality of efficiency at maximum power", Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 130602 (2009) [0901.2600]. (Editors suggestion, PhysOrg) 
  20. M. Esposito and M. Galperin, "Transport in molecular language: Generalized quantum master equation approach", Phys. Rev. B 79, 205303 (2009) [0811.4014].
  21. U. Harbola, A. Rosas, M. Esposito and K. Lindenberg, "Pulse propagation in tapered granular chains: An analytic study", Phys. Rev. E 80, 031303 (2009) [0905.4512].
  22. U. Harbola, A. Rosas, A. H. Romero, M. Esposito and K. Lindenberg, "Pulse propagation in decorated granular chains: An analytical approach", Phys. Rev. E 80, 051302 (2009) [0909.2627].
  23. B. Rutten, M. Esposito, B. Cleuren, "Reaching optimal efficiencies using nano-sized photo-electric devices", Phys. Rev. B 80, 235122 (2009) [0907.4189].
  24. M. Esposito, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Extracting chemical energy by growing disorder: Efficiency at maximum power",  J. Stat. Mech. (2010) P01008 [0907.2502].
  25. M. Esposito, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Entropy production as correlation between system and reservoir", New J. Phys. 12, 013013 (2010) [0908.1125].
  26. M. Esposito, R. Kawai, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Finite time thermodynamics for a single level quantum dot", EPL 89, 20003 (2010) [0909.3618].
  27. M. Esposito, K. Lindenberg and I. Sokolov, "On the equivalence between events and time based current statistics", EPL 89, 10008 (2010) [0909.4120].
  28. M. Esposito and C. Van den Broeck, "Three fundamental detailed fluctuation theorems", Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 090601 (2010) [0911.2666]. (Editors suggestion & Physics Synopsis)     
  29. M. Esposito, R. Kawai, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Quantum-dot Carnot engine at maximum power", Phys. Rev. E 81, 041106 (2010) [1001.2192].
  30. M. Esposito and M. Galperin, "A self-consistent quantum master equation approach to molecular transport", J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 20362 (2010) [1004.2533].
  31. M. Esposito and C. Van den Broeck, "The Three Faces of the Second Law: I. Master Equation Formulation", Phys. Rev. E 82, 011143 (2010) [1005.1683].
  32. C. Van den Broeck and M. Esposito, "The Three Faces of the Second Law: II. Fokker-Planck Formulation", Phys. Rev. E 82, 011144 (2010) [1005.1686].
  33. M. Esposito, R. Kawai, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Efficiency at maximum power of low dissipation Carnot engines", Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 150603 (2010) [1008.2464]. (Physics Update in Physics Today)
  34. M. Esposito and T. Monnai, "Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and Nose-Hoover dynamics", J. Phys. Chem. B 115, 5144 (2011) [1005.4631].
  35. M. Esposito and C. Van den Broeck, "Second law and Landauer principle far from equilibrium", EPL 95, 40004 (2011) [1104.5165].
  36. G. Bulnes Cuetara, M. Esposito and P. Gaspard, "Fluctuation theorems for capacitively coupled electronic currents", Phys. Rev. B 84, 165114 (2011) [1105.5974].
  37. N. Kumar, C. Van den Broeck, M. Esposito and K. Lindenberg, "Thermodynamics of a stochastic twin elevator", Phys. Rev. E 84, 051134 (2011) [1109.1257].
  38. M. Esposito, "Stochastic thermodynamics under coarse-graining", submitted [1112.5410].
  39. M. Esposito, N. Kumar, K. Lindenberg and C. Van den Broeck, "Stochastically driven single level quantum dot: a nano-scale finite-time thermodynamic machine and its various operational modes", submitted [1201.0669].

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Last update: January 4, 2012.