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Taking heat positively as the information carrier, thermotronics can exempt the long-lasting thermal issue of electronics fundamentally, yet has been faced with the challenging multiplexing integration of diverse functionalities. Here,… Click to show full abstract
Taking heat positively as the information carrier, thermotronics can exempt the long-lasting thermal issue of electronics fundamentally, yet has been faced with the challenging multiplexing integration of diverse functionalities. Here, we demonstrate a spatiotemporal modulation platform to achieve multiplexing thermotronics functionalities based on the thermal-hysteresis vanadium dioxide, including negative-differential thermal emission, thermal diode, thermal memristor, thermal transistor, and beyond. The physics behind the multiplexing thermotronics lies in the thermal hysteresis emission characteristics of the phase-changing vanadium dioxide during the spatiotemporal modulation. The present spatiotemporal modulation is expected to stimulate more exploration on novel functionalities, system integration, and practical applications of thermotronics.
Journal Title: Chinese Physics Letters
Year Published: 2021
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