Efficiency of isothermal molecular machines at maximum power

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 108; no. 21; p. 210602
• Main Authors: Van den Broeck, Christian, Kumar, Niraj, Lindenberg, Katja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 22.05.2012

We derive upper and lower bounds for the efficiency of an isothermal molecular machine operating at maximum power. The upper bound is reached when the activated state is close to the fueling or reactant state (Eyring-like), while the lower bound is reached when the activated state is close to the pr...