High Contrast Far-Field Radiative Thermal Diode

Abstract We propose a theoretical concept of a far-field radiative thermal rectification device that uses a phase change material to achieve a high degree of asymmetry in radiative heat transfer. The proposed device has a multilayer structure on one side and a blackbody on other side. The multilayer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alok Ghanekar, Gang Xiao, Yi Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06804-w