A hybrid thermal diode based on phase transition materials
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DOI: 10.1007/s10853-018-3059-9
Abstract: Ideally, a thermal rectifier is a device where heat current preferentially flows in one direction, just as the electrical diode works for electrical currents. Herein, we introduce a design of a thermal diode based on… read more here.
Keywords: phase; transition materials; diode; phase transition ... See more keywords
Amplification and modulation effect of elliptical surface polaritons on a thermal diode
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121794
Abstract: Abstract With the development of surface polaritons of two-dimensional metasurfaces with high mode density, considerable attention has been paid to their application in optimising the performance of the thermal diode; however, presently, the main focus… read more here.
Keywords: surface polaritons; thermal diode; amplification; diode ... See more keywords
Experimental study of heat retention performance of thermal diode Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater (ICSSWH) configurations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2019.05.010
Abstract: Abstract Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heaters (ICSSWHs) can support growing hot water demands of off-grid populations and reduce harm to human health and the environment. Despite their simple design and fewer associated components, stored… read more here.
Keywords: thermal diode; icsswh; heat retention; retention ... See more keywords
Radiative Thermal Diode Mediated by Nonreciprocal Graphene Plasmon Waveguides
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.13.034021
Abstract: A thermal diode based on the asymmetric radiative heat transfer between nanoparticles assisted by the nonreciprocal graphene plasmons waveguides is proposed in this work. The thermal diode system consists of two particles and a drift-biased… read more here.
Keywords: thermal diode; graphene; nonreciprocal graphene; radiative thermal ... See more keywords
Harmonic chains and the thermal diode effect.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.052130
Abstract: Harmonic oscillator chains connecting two harmonic reservoirs at different constant temperatures cannot act as thermal diodes, irrespective of structural asymmetry. However, here we prove that perfectly harmonic junctions can rectify heat once the reservoirs (described… read more here.
Keywords: heat; thermal diode; harmonic chains; chains thermal ... See more keywords
Quantum heat diode versus light emission in circuit quantum electrodynamical system.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.044121
Abstract: Precisely controlling heat transfer in a quantum mechanical system is particularly significant for designing quantum thermodynamical devices. With the technology of experiment advances, circuit quantum electrodynamics (circuit QED) has become a promising system due to… read more here.
Keywords: system; circuit; circuit quantum; thermal diode ... See more keywords
Photonic thermal diode enabled by surface polariton coupling in nanostructures.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.0a1043
Abstract: A novel photonic thermal diode concept operating in the near field and capitalizing on the temperature-dependence of coupled surface polariton modes in nanostructures is proposed. The diode concept utilizes terminals made of the same material… read more here.
Keywords: surface polariton; diode; surface; thermal diode ... See more keywords
Development of High-Performance Solid-State Thermal Diodes Using Unusual Behavior of Thermal Conductivity Observed for Ag2Ch (Ch = S, Se, Te)
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DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.e-m2020847
Abstract: Thermal diodes are a kind of new device which controls the direction and magnitude of heat flow. The performance of thermal diode is evaluated by thermal rectification ratio (TRR) defined as |Jlarge| / |Jsmall|. Solidstate… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; thermal diode; thermal conductivity; conductivity ... See more keywords