Temperonic Crystal: a superlattice for temperature waves in graphene
arXiv:2012.01035 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.265901
Abstract
The temperonic crystal, a periodic structure with a unit cell made of two slabs sustaining temperature wave-like oscillations on short time-scales, is introduced. The complex-valued dispersion relation for the temperature scalar field is investigated for the case of a localised temperature pulse. The dispersion discloses frequency gaps, tunable upon varying the slabs thermal properties. Results are shown for the paradigmatic case of a graphene-based temperonic crystal. The temperonic crystal extends the concept of superlattices to the realm of temperature waves, allowing for coherent control of ultrafast temperature pulses in the hydrodynamic regime at above liquid nitrogen temperatures.
5 pages, 3 figures
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