Selected Recent Publications
Most of my papers can be found in arXiv. For a comprehensive list of publications see my CV Lattes (in Portuguese) or my Google Scholar page.
Correlation-boosted quantum engine: A proof-of-principle demonstration, M. Herrera, J. H. Reina, I. D'Amico, and R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. Research 5, 043104 (2023) | arXiv |
Nonequilibrium fluctuations of a quantum heat engine, Tobias Denzler, Jonas F. G. Santos, Eric Lutz, and Roberto M. Serra | arXiv:2104.13427|
Exploring quantum thermodynamics with NMR, C. H. S. Vieira, J. L. D. de Oliveira, J. F. G. Santos, P. R. Dieguez and R. M. Serra | J. Magn. Reson. Open 16-17, 100105 (2023) | arXiv |
Thermal devices powered by generalized measurements with indefinite causal order, P. R. Dieguez, V. F. Lisboa, and R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. A 107, 012423 (2023) | arXiv |
Experimental investigation of a quantum heat engine powered by generalized measurements, V. F. Lisboa, P. R. Dieguez, J. R. Guimarães, J. F. G. Santos, and R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. A 106, 022436 (2022) | arXiv |
Experimental assessment of physical realism in a quantum controlled device, P. R. Dieguez, J. R. Guimarães, J. P. S. Peterson, R. M. Angelo, and R. M. Serra | Communications Physics 5, 82 (2022)| arXiv | featured in: Popular Mechanics ; PhysOrg ; TNW ; Canaltech ; Agência FAPESP
Experimental Validation of Fully Quantum Fluctuation Theorems Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks, K. Micadei, J. P. S. Peterson, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, G. T. Landi, R. M. Serra, and E. Lutz | Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 180603 (2021) | arXiv |
Easy Access to Energy Fluctuations in Nonequilibrium Quantum Many-Body Systems, M. Herrera, J. P. S. Peterson, R. M. Serra, and I. D’Amico | Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 030602 (2021) | arXiv |
Work-distribution quantumness and irreversibility when crossing a quantum phase transition in finite time, K. Zawadzki, R. M. Serra, I. D'Amico | Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033167 (2020) | arXiv |
Employing non-Markovian effects to improve the performance of a quantum Otto refrigerator, P. A. Camati, J. F. G. Santos, and R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. A 102, 012217 (2020)| arXiv |
Experimental characterization of a spin quantum heat engine, J. P. S. Peterson, T. B. Batalhão, M. Herrera, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 240601 (2019) | arXiv | featured in: PhysOrg ; Nanowerk ; Nanotechnology Now ; and highlighted as Editors' Suggestion
Reversing the direction of heat flow using quantum correlations, K. Micadei, J. P. S. Peterson, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, G. T. Landi, T. B. Batalhão, R. M. Serra, and E. Lutz | Nature Communications 10, 2456 (2019) | pdf | arXiv| featured in: ScienceNews ; The Times ; MIT Technology Review ; Newsweek ; Europa Press ; Folha de S. Paulo ; Revista Pesquisa FAPESP ; Quanta Magazine
Coherence effects in the performance of the quantum Otto heat engine, P. A. Camati, J. F. G. Santos, and R. M. Serra | Phys. Rev. A 99, 062103 (2019) | arXiv |
Role of quantum coherence in the thermodynamics of energy transfer, C. I. Henao and R. M. Serra | Physical Review E 97, 062105 (2018) | arXiv |
Verifying Detailed Fluctuation Relations for Discrete Feedback Controlled Quantum Dynamics, P. A. Camati and R. M. Serra | Physical Review A 97, 042127 (2018) | arXiv |
DFT-inspired methods for quantum thermodynamics, M. Herrera, R. M. Serra, and I. D'Amico | Scientific Reports 7, 4655 (2017) | arXiv |
Experimental rectification of entropy production by a Maxwell's Demon in a quantum system, P. A. Camati, J. P. S. Peterson, T. B. Batalhão, K. Micadei, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review Letters 117, 240502 (2016) | arXiv | featured in: Physics (APS) Viewpoint: Maxwell’s Demon Meets Nonequilibrium Quantum Thermodynamics, Pesquisa FAPESP Quantum demon, Pro-physik ( Wiley-VCH) Maxwellscher Dämon bei der Arbeit, Lenta (Moscow based newspaper) Получен демон Максвелла, and highlighted as Editors' Suggestion
Irreversibility and the arrow of time in a quenched quantum system, T. B. Batalhao, A. M. Souza, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, M. Paternostro, E. Lutz, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review Letters 115, 190601 (2015) | arXiv | featured in: Physics (APS) Viewpoint: Nuclear Spin Points out Arrow of Time; Physics World (IOP) Physicists put the arrow of time under a quantum microscope, PhysOrg Physicists confirm thermodynamic irreversibility in a quantum system, Pesquisa FAPESP Irreversible disorder in the world of atoms., and highlighted as Editors' Suggestion
Practical security analysis of two-way quantum key distribution protocols based on non-orthogonal states, C. I. Henao and R. M. Serra |Physical Review A 92, 052317 (2015) | arXiv |
Coherent measurements in quantum metrology, K. Micadei, D. A. Rowlands, F. A. Pollock, L. C. Céleri, R. M. Serra, and K. Modi | New Journal of Physics 17, 023057 (2015) | arXiv |
Experimental Reconstruction of Work Distribution and Study of Fluctuation Relations in a Closed Quantum System, T. B. Batalhão, A. M. Souza, L. Mazzola, R. Auccaise, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, J. Goold, G. De Chiara, M. Paternostro, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review Letters 113, 140601 (2014) | arXiv | featured in: Pesquisa FAPESP Spin engines and highlighted as Editors' Suggestion
Nonadiabatic quantum state engineering driven by fast quench dynamics, M. Herrera, M. S. Sarandy, E. I. Duzzioni, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review A 89, 022323 (2014) | arXiv |
Thermodynamic cost of acquiring information, K. Micadei, R. M. Serra, and L. C. Céleri | Physical Review E 88, 062123 (2013) | arXiv |
Quantum Discord in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Systems at Room Temperature, J. Maziero, R. Auccaise, L. C. Céleri, D. O. Soares-Pinto, E. R. de Azevedo, T. J. Bonagamba, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, and R. M. Serra | Braz. J. of Physics 43, 86 (2013) | arXiv | invited contribution; article commissioned by editors of BJP
Quantum delayed-choice experiment in an environment with arbitrary white noise, J. G. Filgueiras, R. S Sarthour, A. M. de Souza, I. S. Oliveira, R. M. Serra and L. C. Céleri | J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 46, 245301 (2013) | arXiv |
Observer invariance of the collapse postulate of quantum mechanics, M. A. da Silva Jr., R. M. Serra, and L. C. Céleri | Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 27, 1345013 (2013) | arXiv | invited contribution to the special issue: 'Classical Vs Quantum correlations in composite systems' edited by L. Amico, S. Bose, V. Korepin and V. Vedral
Experimental estimate of a classicality witness via a single measurement, G. H. Aguilar, O. Jiménez Farías, J. Maziero, R. M. Serra, P. H. S. Ribeiro, and S. P. Walborn | Physical Review Letters 108, 063601 (2012) |
Long-range quantum discord in critical spin systems, J. Maziero, L. C. Céleri, R. M. Serra, and M. S. Sarandy | Physics Letters A 376, 1540 (2012) |arXiv|
Experimental analysis of the quantum complementarity principle, R. Auccaise, R. M. Serra, J. G. Filgueiras, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, and L. C. Céleri | Physical Review A 85, 032121 (2012) | arXiv |
Nuclear magnetic resonance quantum information processing, R. M. Serra and I. S. Oliveira | Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 370, 4615 (2012) |
Classicality witness for two-qubit states, J. Maziero and R. M. Serra | Int. J. Quantum Information 10, 1250028 (2012) | arXiv |
On the quantumness of correlations in nuclear magnetic resonance, D. O. Soares-Pinto, R. Auccaise, J. Maziero, A. Gavini-Viana, R. M. Serra, and L. C. Céleri | Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 370, 4821 (2012) | arXiv |
Environment-induced sudden transition in quantum discord dynamics, R. Auccaise, L. C. Celeri, D. O. Soares-Pinto, E. R. deAzevedo, J. Maziero, A. M. Souza, T. J. Bonagamba, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review Letters 107, 140403 (2011) | arXiv |
Experimentally witnessing the quantumness of correlations, R. Auccaise, J. Maziero, L. C. Celeri, D. O. Soares-Pinto, E. R. deAzevedo, T. J. Bonagamba, R. S. Sarthour, I. S. Oliveira, R. M. Serra | Physical Review Letters 107, 070501 (2011) | arXiv |
Quantum computation in continuous time using dynamic invariants, M.S. Sarandy, E.I. Duzzioni, and R.M. Serra | Physics Letters A 375, 3343 (2011) | arXiv |
Theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum discord and related measures, L. C. Céleri, J. Maziero, and R. M. Serra | Int. J. Quantum Information 9, 1837 (2011) | arXiv | invited contribution to the special issue: 'Quantum Correlations: entanglement and beyond'
Equivalence between Redfield and master equation approaches for a time-dependent quantum system and coherence control, D. O. Soares-Pinto, M. H. Y. Moussa, J. Maziero, E. R. deAzevedo, T. J. Bonagamba, R. M. Serra, L. C. Céleri | Physical Review A 83, 062336 (2011) | arXiv |
Quantum and classical thermal correlations in the XY spin-1/2 chain, J. Maziero, H. C. Guzman, L. C. Celeri, M. S. Sarandy, R. M. Serra | Physical Review A 82, 012106 (2010) | arXiv |
Sudden change in quantum and classical correlations and the Unruh effect, L. C. Celeri, A. G. S. Landulfo, R. M. Serra, and G. E. A. Matsas | Physical Review A 81, 062130 (2010) | arXiv |
Nonclassical correlation in NMR quadrupolar systems, D. O. Soares-Pinto, L. C. Celeri, R. Auccaise, F. F. Fanchini, E. R. deAzevedo, J. Maziero, T. J. Bonagamba, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review A 81, 062118 (2010) | arXiv |
System-reservoir dynamics of quantum and classical correlations, J. Maziero, T. Werlang, F. F. Fanchini, L. C. Céleri, and R. M. Serra | Physical Review A 81, 022116 (2010) | arXiv |
Classical and quantum correlations under decoherence, J. Maziero, L. C. Céleri, R. M. Serra, and V. Vedral | Physical Review A 80, 044102 (2009) | arXiv |