Speaker
Yashpreet Kaur
(University of Basel)
Description
Heat dissipation has become a critical problem in the performance of electronic devices, thus, reducing their lifespans. Therefore, to manipulate and control heat, thermal circuit elements analogous to electronic ones like thermal diodes, transistors, and thermal logic gates are needed. In our current research, we have experimentally studied telescopic nanowires for their thermal rectification capabilities giving a rectification ratio of up to 8% as a function of applied temperature bias, thus, exhibiting the thermal diode effect. This is the first experimental study on telescopic nanowires indicating rectification and an important contribution towards the development of thermal circuit elements.
Authors
Yashpreet Kaur
(University of Basel)
Ilaria Zardo
(University of Basel)
Saeko Tachikawa
(University of Basel)
Co-authors
Mr
Milo Yaro Swinkels
(University of Basel)
Mr
Matteo Camponovo
(University of Basel)
Mr
Miquel Lopez-Suarez
(Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB−CSIC),)
Ms
Anna Fontcuberta I Morral
(Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne)
Mr
Riccardo Rurali
(Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB−CSIC))
