Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

A three-terminal magnetic thermal transistor

  • Lorenzo Castelli,
  • Qing Zhu,
  • Trevor J. Shimokusu,
  • Geoff Wehmeyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36056-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Thermal analogues to electrical transistors offer the potential for heat flow switching and amplification. Here, the authors demonstrate a macroscopic magnetic thermal transistor with applications in thermal control and thermal logic circuits.