Negative differential thermal conductance through vacuum

Linxiao Zhu; Clayton R. Otey; Shanhui Fan

doi:10.1063/1.3679694

Negative differential thermal conductance through vacuum

Linxiao Zhu, Clayton R. Otey, Shanhui Fan

Mechanical Engineering

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We propose a scheme for achieving negative differential thermal conductance in near-field electromagnetic thermal transfer. As an example, we show that the scheme can be implemented with two slabs of silicon carbide brought in close proximity to each other. We also describe how a bistable thermal switch can be constructed in this manner.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	044104
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3679694
State	Published - Jan 23 2012

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Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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