Dual-mode solid-state thermal rectification

Ramesh Shrestha; Yuxuan Luan; Xiao Luo; Sunmi Shin; Teng Zhang; Phil Smith; Wei Gong; Michael Bockstaller; Tengfei Luo; Renkun Chen; Kedar Hippalgaonkar; Sheng Shen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18212-2

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Dual-mode solid-state thermal rectification

Ramesh Shrestha,
Yuxuan Luan,
Xiao Luo,
Sunmi Shin,
Teng Zhang,
Phil Smith,
Wei Gong,
Michael Bockstaller,
Tengfei Luo,
Renkun Chen,
Kedar Hippalgaonkar,
Sheng Shen

Affiliations

Ramesh Shrestha: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Yuxuan Luan: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Xiao Luo: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Sunmi Shin: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at San Diego
Teng Zhang: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Phil Smith: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Wei Gong: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Bockstaller: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Tengfei Luo: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Renkun Chen: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at San Diego
Kedar Hippalgaonkar: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research
Sheng Shen: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18212-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Here, the authors present a dual-mode solid state thermal rectification effect using a heterogeneous irradiated-pristine polyethylene nanofiber junction as a nanoscale thermal diode, in which heat flow can be rectified in both directions by changing the working temperature.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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